A Day in the Life:

• Provides counsel on all aspects of the IEDC’s operations, including ethics, board governance, open door, and public access.
• Assists the General Counsel with ethics and board governance matters, legislative modifications, management of outside counsel, development of policies and procedures for legal compliance, personnel/employment legal matters, and management of the Legal Department budget.
• Negotiates, drafts, and reviews contracts.
• Responsible for the management of contract management process, ensuring that contracts are effectively managed throughout the contract life cycle.
• Develops and maintains the IEDC’s standard contract and other legal templates.
• Negotiates Non-Disclosure Agreements and issues Letters of Confidentiality to prospects.
• Responsible for IEDC/IEDF Board and committee minutes, public notices, and agenda and serves as a committee secretary.
• Manages responses to public access requests.
• Manages Legal Department staff and serve as the General Counsel in the absence of the General Counsel.
• Participates in the Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit committee and other IEDC committees, as needed.
• Monitors and interprets changes in Indiana statutes, administrative rules, and federal regulations relevant to agency operations.
• Evaluates and recommends changes in existing methods to improve Legal Department operations.  
• Handles a variety of legal issues across the IEDC and provides general legal support to the General Counsel.
• Serves as Acting General Counsel as needed.
• Trains agency staff on legal topics including ethics, public records, open door laws, procurement, and employment law.

What You'll Need for Success:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school required.

Experience:

• Active license to practice law in the State of Indiana and in good standing with the Indiana Supreme Court.
• A minimum of 4-5 years of progressively responsible legal experience, preferably including public sector or regulatory experience.
• Knowledge of Indiana state laws, administrative law, and government ethics regulations.
• Significant experience negotiating and managing contracts on behalf of the State of Indiana strongly preferred.
• Prior experience working in or on behalf of state government strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the Indiana Code, Indiana Administrative Code, and Access to Public Records Act (APRA) strongly preferred.
• Prior experience providing counsel to executive level staff desired.

Knowledge:

• Familiarity with Indiana state contracting requirements, the Indiana Code of Ethics, the Indiana Open Door Law, and the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
• Ability to use MS Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and SharePoint.

Abilities:

• Exhibits personal integrity and professional judgment.
• Is highly responsive, reliable, thoughtful, and respectful.
• Thinks strategically and analytically.
• Exceptional document review and editing skills.
• Effectively prioritizes and manages a large volume of projects and able to work effectively under pressure.
• Works tactfully and effectively with external and internal stakeholders.
• Exhibits excellent communications skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Exhibits appropriate active listening skills.
• Manages other legal staff effectively.