Farmer Mac · 20 hours ago
Assistant General Counsel
District of Columbia, Washington, DC, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years expFarmer Mac is a for-profit, public company committed to enhancing financing accessibility for American agriculture and rural communities. The Assistant General Counsel will focus on transaction management, overseeing legal documentation for commercial transactions in Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Finance, while providing legal support to business teams.
AgricultureCreditFinancial ServicesRental
Responsibilities
Oversee, including in partnership with outside counsel, legal-related aspects of transaction management, including preparation of legal documentation to help execute commercial transactions which may include secured lending, investments, and capital markets transactions. Representative work may include advising on transaction structures and drafting, reviewing, and/or negotiating legal documentation in:
Secured finance, institutional credit, and investment transactions, including master loan participation agreements and loan syndication agreements
Financing transactions for the acquisition, development, and construction of renewable energy projects
Offerings of asset-backed securities, synthetic credit risk transfer securities, covered bonds and unregistered debt and equity securities
Acquisition of loan pools and servicing rights and related transition support
Off-balance sheet standby loan purchase commitments; and
Repurchase agreements, derivatives transactions, and corporate investments
Monitor relevant regulatory developments affecting Farmer Mac, inform business units, and work with stakeholders to implement necessary changes in response to regulatory developments
Manage outside counsel on complex transactional matters, including providing insight about unique Farmer Mac requirements, legal opinion content, reasonableness of fees, and conflict waivers
Work closely with the Business Development and Finance teams within Farmer Mac to provide independent day-to-day legal support and practical, solution-oriented advice to help the company and its stakeholders achieve business objectives
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Legal Officer
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated knowledge of secured finance transactions, such as mortgage or asset finance, real estate finance, project finance, syndicated transactions, participations and/or securitizations/other credit risk transfer transactions
Experience in the financial services sector, with preference for experience representing regulated financial institutions
Demonstrated strong client management skills with the ability to proactively and independently align with the needs of the business clients to provide top notch advice and service
Desire, motivation and intellectual curiosity to immerse themselves in learning the business of Farmer Mac and becoming a subject matter expert in designated areas of responsibility
Strong analytical capabilities and sound judgment, with a solution-oriented mindset and a collaborative approach to accomplishing objectives
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate issues and ideas with colleagues and counterparties
Strong work ethic, with the energy and desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
High degree of integrity and professional ethics and commitment to Farmer Mac's mission to serve rural America
J.D. degree and minimum of five years in relevant legal practice such as private law firm or other in-house counsel experience
Active bar membership in good standing
Preferred
Familiarity with transactions involving mark-to-market or collateral/custody dynamics
Specific familiarity with renewable energy projects, agribusiness loans, and telecommunications and digital infrastructure transactions such as broadband and network infrastructure, data centers, and cloud infrastructure
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Short-term and long-term incentive compensation
Company
Farmer Mac
Farmer Mac is a financial-agricultural credit company that provides financial and agricultural solutions to rural agricultural communities.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.03B2025-12-03Post Ipo Debt· $313.5M
2025-08-20Post Ipo Equity· $100M
2025-06-11Post Ipo Debt· $300.1M
Leadership Team
Brad Nordholm
Chief Executive Officer
Zachary Carpenter
Executive Vice President - Chief Business Officer
Recent News
2025-12-08
2025-11-10
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