Chief Investigations Counsel

NC Real Estate Commission; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission seeks a Chief Investigations Counsel to serve as the principal legal and technical resource for investigative staff in the Regulatory Affairs Division, Raleigh, NC. This role provides unified leadership for consumer protection inquiries, investigations, and audits, and guides staff on complex matters with strong public-contact skills.

Responsibilities include initial review of complaints, determining investigative tracks, monitoring cases, and ensuring

Qualifications

• J.D. degree required; bar admission in good standing preferred.
• Experience in regulatory investigations and consumer protection is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide unified leadership for teams handling consumer complaints, investigations of licensed/unlicensed activity, trust-account audits, and financial-fraud matters.
• Conduct initial legal and factual review of new complaints and assign investigative tracks.
• Ensure inquiries, investigations, and audits are timely, thorough, legally sufficient, and consistent with Commission law and policies.

Skills

Legal research

Regulatory investigations

Policy analysis

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission seeks an experienced attorney to serve as Chief Investigations Counsel in its Regulatory Affairs Division.This role

will serve as the principal legal and technical resource for investigative staff on complex or sensitive matters and will integrate the work of Consumer Protection Officers and Auditor/Investigators.

The Chief Investigations Counsel will provide

unified leadership for teams responsible for consumer complaint inquiries, investigations of licensed and unlicensed activity, trust-account audits, and financial-fraud matters. The employee conducts the initial legal and factual review of new complaints; determines the appropriate investigative track, priority, scope, and staff assignment; monitors cases; reviews investigative plans, evidence, reports, and recommended dispositions; and ensures that inquiries, investigations, and audits are timely, thorough, legally sufficient, and consistent with Commission law, rules, policies, protocols, and precedents.

Independent professional judgment, leadership, initiative, discretion, and strong public-contact skills are essential.