Legal Intern

Description

• Assist the Authority’s attorneys in drafting memorandums, agreements and/or other written documents.
• Participate in workshops to gain insight on key departments at the Authority
• Researching specific legal issues, mostly in real estate and finance law best practices and reporting those findings.
• Gaining a greater understanding of the internal workings of a governmental authority, and the financing of multifamily, affordable housing projects in Illinois.
• Attend outings to connect with fellow interns
• Gaining experience in team collaboration and client interaction by assisting attorneys in meetings and coordinating with different departments and external stakeholders.
• Developing project and time management skills.
• Working on procurement matters and Freedom of Information Act requests as they arise.
• Participating in multifamily financing and asset management transactions with the assigned attorney and paralegal, including assisting in assembling, organizing, reviewing and assessing due diligence collected as part of closing transactions, attending transaction meetings and closing calls.
• Further refining valuable research and communication skills that can be carried into the future.
• Working with the Authority’s attorneys and paralegals to assist in pending matters as they arise.
• Participate in IHDA’s Mentorship Program
• Reviewing, organizing and possibly revising the Legal Department’s library of form loan documents, regulatory agreements, certificates, and other records associated with the various funding programs the Authority administers.
• Researching Authority policies and how they may impact different departments and working groups throughout the Authority.

Requirements

• Have the ability to read, interpret and apply technical materials encountered during work assignments.
• Be able to understand and grasp ideas quickly and follow instructions with initiative and exercise good judgement.
• Good communication skills, with very strong research and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Must be a law student and have completed at least one year of law school by the start of the internship.
• Open to college students (must be an actively enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at the time of applying)
• Basic knowledge of the real estate residential, multifamily law and a genuine interest in law is a plus, but this is an administrative position that does not require legal knowledge to get started.
• Basic knowledge of principles, methods, materials, practices, and references utilized in legal research, presentation and drafting legal documents.
• Be able to pay attention to detail.

Benefits

• You will receive on-the-job training from industry experts
• The opportunity to understand and appreciate the daily requirements of practicing government, and real estate financing law under the supervision of an attorney.
• Paid Internship
• Full-time hybrid internship program that runs from June – August (typically 10 weeks)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance