Description:
Job Description:In the A Bank Holding Company' Legal Department, an Assistant General Counsel will have the opportunity to provide legal advice and guidance to clients and colleagues on a wide variety of legal issues. The Legal Department is focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great people in an inclusive environment where each person is valued for the distinct skills and attributes they bring to the team. The Legal Department is currently pursuing the Mansfield certification. Please see additional information regarding this position listed below skills/competencies.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Partners with business units and executive leadership to provide practical legal advice on issues related to complex business and banking matters
- Provides strategic, pragmatic, and expert legal advice to business units
- Advises senior management as to the interpretation of laws and regulations and on new and recent changes in laws and regulations that affect the Bank
- Monitors and remains up to date on emerging legislative developments that may affect the Bank
- Participates in line of business-initiated projects such as drafting policies and procedures on new regulations and amendments or new interpretations of existing regulations
- Provides expert assessment of legal risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the Bank's reputation as well as our clients and assets
- Works with and manages outside counsel on legal issues impacting the Bank and related matter budgets
- May lead and manage other Assistant General Counsel, specialists or paralegal staff
- Provides assistance with training bankers, associates, operational staff and customer support staff on legal issues
- Provides expert legal counsel on a wide range of legal issues and works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Proactively and consistently develops relationships based on trust across the organization; grows internal and external networks
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders to include senior and executive management
- Has distinct, independent ownership of a legal function or specialization
- Provides mentoring opportunities for legal staff and serves as a resource for legal staff
This position is incentive eligible.
Requirements:
- Law Degree
- Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
- Ten (10) years of legal experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with strong knowledge of bank regulations or other relevant practical legal experience
Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to build strong partnerships with senior leadership in order to drive results
- Ability to lead and manage a team of attorneys and support staff which provides legal support to an entire line of business
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload and reach prompt, pragmatic decisions
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders to include Executive leadership
- Advanced organizational skills
- Consistently demonstrated ability to assimilate and analyze facts and present complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct results-oriented legal advice
- Consistently demonstrated ability to manage matters from start to finish with little to no oversight. Ability to lead and manage a team of attorneys and support staff which provides legal support to an entire line of business
- Demonstrated ability to comfortably and confidently operate in a constantly changing environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Expert analytical, research, decision-making and problem-solving skills combined with effective time management and project management/planning skills
- Possesses unique legal expertise in multiple specialized areas of the law
- Well-developed ability to tactfully navigate complex discussions