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Staff Attorney
MnCIFA is a mission-driven "Green Bank" focused on impact investing with the
paramount goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are a new State Agency with the vibe of
an entrepreneurial start-up.
We offer a hybrid work environment with 3 days per week in office and 2 days of telework. Telework
can be outside of the state of Minnesota if the candidate lives in a state bordering Minnesota and
lives 50 miles or less from the primary work location. Our office is located in the Golden Rule
Building in downtown St. Paul.
$79,302 - $117,972 / annually
Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
As Staff Attorney, you will provide MnCIFA with legal expertise in real estate and general business
transactions, contract negotiations, data practices, and state and federal grants regulatory
compliance. The Staff Attorney supports the Board and Staff and works with other MnCIFA legal
counsel, including Assistant Attorneys General and outside counsel that support MnCIFA on
specific subject matters. Responsibilities include:
• Project finance, real estate and business transactions law including drafting loan
documents, purchase and sales agreements and mortgages, managing due diligence and
mitigating risks associated with projects.
• Contract negotiations and contract law including drafting requests for proposal,
professional/technical contracts and grants, data sharing agreements, and other legally
binding agreements and ensuring they are in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Grant implementation/ compliance and federal regulations compliance including providing
legal advice to MnCIFA regarding grantmaking programs, determining compliance and
reviewing documentation for legal suffiency.
• Data Practices Law including reviewing and providing MnCIFA with legal advice regarding
data practices requests.
Minimum Qualifications
Three (3) years of legal experience as a practicing attorney in either grant compliance and federal
regulations compliance law, contract law, or in project finance/real estate and business
transactions law. Experience must demonstrate the following:
• Demonstrated legal research, analysis, and writing skills to ensure that the agency is
receiving high-quality legal advice, particularly when there are complicated issues and gray
areas in the law that require significant and in-depth analysis to effectively evaluate risk.
• Experience providing legal advice on diverse and complex human services and data privacy
matters.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Current license and in good standing to practice law in the state of Minnesota is required
prior to appointment.
Applicants who meet the above education/experience requirements will be further evaluated
based on the following:
• Familiarity with Minnesota's utility regulatory structure, including for electric, natural gas,
water and other utilities, and integration with and interconnection by greenhouse gas
reduction projects.
• Familiarity with contract law, and the mechanics of project financing, lending agreements,
mortgages and security instruments.
• Familiarity with administrative and federal and state data practice laws.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in multiple areas of law related to the position.
• Thorough understanding of federal and state tax credits and other incentives for clean
energy investment.
To apply go to https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/ and search for job ID 88507
