Job Description
Job Description
THE COMPANY
The Low Income Investment Fund is a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that mobilizes capital and partners to achieve opportunity, equity and wellbeing for people and communities. LIIF innovates financial solutions to create more equitable outcomes for all by building and preserving affordable homes, quality educational opportunities from early childhood through higher education, health clinics, healthy food retail and community facilities. In this way, LIIF provides a bridge between private capital markets and communities. LIIF’s headquarters is in San Francisco and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Washington D.C.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
This position reports to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel (EVPGC).
JOB SUMMARY:
The Senior Corporate Paralegal (“SCP”) provides advanced legal, compliance, and governance support with a strong emphasis on nonprofit and corporate practice and contract lifecycle management. This role advises leadership, develops policies and procedures, and oversees critical organizational processes with enterprise-wide impact. Working independently and exercising sound judgment, the SCP partners across the organization to lead essential legal and compliance functions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision and guidance of the EVPGC, the SCP will perform the following functions with a high level of self-direction:
Contract Lifecycle Management – 30%:
- Improve and implement corporate-wide contract management lifecycle processes from initial request to termination by updating and expanding existing processes and preparing and providing staff training, as appropriate.
- Ensure robust systems are in place to track key contract items such as deadlines, renewals, terminations, and compliance requirements.
- Lead the drafting, review, and execution of standard contracts from a template—including vendor, service, consulting, and confidentiality agreements— escalating complex matters to internal counsel when appropriate and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
Entity Management and Corporate Transaction Support – 25%:
- Lead corporate entity management, maintaining records and assisting in the formation, qualification, and dissolution for multiple entities across multiple jurisdictions.
- Prepare and ensure accurate and timely corporate filings, including updates, annual reports, state and local business registrations, and other necessary licenses and registrations, to maintain good standing for all entities across all jurisdictions.
- Assist in corporate and financial transactions, including drafting ancillary documents, managing due diligence, and coordinating closings.
- Manage the application process for insurance policy renewals.
Compliance & Board Support – 20%:
- Identify, track, and monitor completion of organizational contract and grant compliance requirements to support accountability and reporting.
- Oversee follow-up, resolution, and reporting of internal audit action items and other risk mitigations through completion.
- Provide support to board and committee meetings, if and as needed, including drafting board and committee materials (e.g. presentations, minutes, etc.) and ensuring accurate, timely, and confidential handling of board materials.
Legal Operations Support & Research – 20%:
- Maintain and update department policies and procedures, ensuring required policies are in place; recommend and lead the development of new policies and process improvements as needed to strengthen department compliance and operational efficiency.
- Provide administrative support to the department, including document management, scheduling, and coordination of departmental activities.
- Develop guidance, training materials, and tools for staff on legal, governance, and compliance matters.
- Research relevant topics and monitor and advise on changes in pertinent laws and regulations, providing recommendations to leadership on potential organizational impacts.
Other Duties - (5%):
- Perform additional legal, compliance, or governance-related tasks as needed to support the organization’s mission and strategic initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certification from an accredited institution required.
- At least six (6) years corporate paralegal experience in an in-house corporate legal department.
- At least four (4) years of experience in contract lifecycle management and at least four (4) years of experience in corporate entity management.
- Knowledge of nonprofits, financial institutions, and/or affordable housing/economic development programs is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience identifying and implementing organizational process improvements.
- Strong ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Excellent time management, project management, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with ability to convey complex concepts clearly.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- High degree of professionalism and integrity.
- Advanced proficiency in contract lifecycle, entity management, document management, and legal research tools, as well as Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to travel occasionally, as needed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
LIIF offers a hybrid work environment with flexibility to balance in-office and remote work. However, all employees are expected to work on-site at least two (2) days per week. The successful candidate may be expected to travel occasionally for meetings or other Company sponsored events.
All Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In accordance with LIIF's policies, we provide reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, to qualified individuals who cannot get vaccinated against COVID-19 because of sincerely held religious or medical reasons. If you believe you need an accommodation from the vaccination mandate required by this policy, please notify our Human Resources Department.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply with Resume and Cover Letter via our recruitment portal: Recruitment (adp.com).
Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:
Please note that Low Income Investment Fund does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement Low Income Investment Fund shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Low Income Investment Fund.
We do not accept unsolicited phone calls. Only candidates being considered for a position will be contacted.
LIIF, an EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer), believes that diversity ensures excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or national origin. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and with diverse experience are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.