Assistant General Counsel- Mortgage Operations & Technology

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

1d•$186,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Freddie Mac’s Single-Family Law Department is seeking an attorney to advise on complex transactions, mortgage operations, and technology matters. The attorney will have substantial ownership of matters and work directly with business leaders, operational teams, technology professionals, and counterparties. Attorneys in the Single-Family Real Law Department of Freddie Mac’s Legal Division are key advisors to our business colleagues in the development and implementation of internal policies that support affordable and sustainable housing.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree and active bar membership in good standing.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience with a law firm, financial institution, mortgage company, government-sponsored enterprise, or comparable organization.
Experience in one or more of the following: corporate transactions, mortgage banking or servicing, financial-services regulation, commercial contracts, or financial technology.
Strong analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Independently manages complex matters and provides clear, practical advice that balances legal risk, business objectives, and operational feasibility.
Develops practical solutions to complex legal and business challenges.
Builds strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and business partners.
Manages multiple matters effectively without sacrificing quality or momentum.
Maintains working knowledge of AI tools and other developments relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

Advise on mergers, acquisitions, changes of control, conversions, transfers, and other material organizational changes involving Seller/Servicers.
Draft and negotiate assignment and assumption agreements, ratification agreements, conditional approval letters, amendments, and related transaction documents.
Manage assigned matters from initial review through closing and post-closing implementation.
Advise on the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide, Purchase Documents, and related rights, obligations, and remedies.
Support Guide, policy, form, and process development.
Advise on eMortgages, eNotes, electronic signatures, remote online notarization, digital collateral, and other mortgage technology initiatives.
Provide practical advice on technology, data, information security, artificial intelligence, and technology-enabled processes affecting Single-Family mortgage operations.
Develop risk-based solutions to novel legal, operational, and business issues.
Collaborate with Legal, business, operations, technology, risk, and compliance partners.