Position Description:
The Attorney Advisor serves in the role of Assistant General Counsel at DMPED The Assistant General Counsel advises DMPED staff on District of Columbia and federal law affecting the programs within DMPED, which include real estate, real estate finance, contracts, municipal governance, and appropriations. In addition, the attorneys within the Office provide legal support in drafting a wide array of documents, including contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), grants agreements, legislation, real estate transactional documents, regulations, and policies.
 
Specific responsibilities include:

Provides legal advice to the Deputy Mayor and his staff on legal issues involving DMPED’s programs and operations.
Prepares legal documents on complex and substantive matters, sometimes of an urgent nature, providing summary analyses of issues and recommendations for consideration of the Deputy Mayor and his staff.
Conducts legal research on laws relevant to DMPED’s programs and provides clear, well-reasoned analysis on the findings in either a written or oral format.
Represents DMPED in the negotiation of the terms of complex real estate, affordable housing, and finance transactions, grant agreements, and other related contracts, with third parties.
Counsels the Deputy Mayor and his staff on conflict of interest issues, government ethics, and FOIA.
Performs other related duties as assigned.