Assistant Counsel Consumer Banking

Closing Date: 5th May, 2024

Description:

A Regional Bank is growing! A Regional Bank is seeking an Attorney to join its Consumer Legal Team. Candidates should have demonstrated experience and familiarity with consumer financial services and a solid knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations in one or more areas of consumer banking such as deposits, home lending, or consumer non-real estate lending. The preferred location for this position is Cleveland, Ohio or Buffalo, New York. The ability to work remotely may be considered for the right candidate. This unique opportunity offers candidates coming from an in-house or law firm environment an excellent opportunity to work at a super-regional financial services institution.

Essential Job Functions:
Provide legal advice and support for consumer financial services including home lending, consumer non-real estate lending and deposits through a variety of activities, including:

• Working with lines of business and support areas on product development and bank initiatives, third party service provider agreements, client agreements, marketing, sponsorship, sweepstakes materials, and managing outside counsel relationships (as appropriate).
• Drafting and reviewing client forms, disclosures and agreements.
• Reviewing and responding to regulatory and customer complaints.
• Partnering with other legal staff and on enterprise level operational issues and projects.
• Reviewing and interpreting laws, rules and regulations for applicability.
• Performing legal research and providing summaries of findings as required or assigned.
• Maintaining and periodically updating standard legal documentation for line of business use.
• Providing legal updates to line of business managers and risk partners regarding areas of expertise as appropriate.
• Otherwise performing legal work necessary to fulfill scope of responsibility.
• Other special projects as assigned.

Responsibilities include:

• Under the direction of an attorney supervisor, provides sound legal advice on routine matters
• Develops an understanding of business and regulatory environment through experience and training opportunities
• Performs legal research independently
• Understands business purpose of assignments to provide meaningful input
• Escalates issues appropriately within A Regional Bank
• Developing working relationships with line of business professionals and management
• Developing influencing ability; possesses interpersonal skills
• Actively participates in other daily tasks of the legal team as needed

• Bachelor's Degree, Juris Doctor, Qualified to Apply for State Bar Membership or Active State Bar Membership
• Interest in legal issues in a large, multi-regional banking organization
• Willingness to learn new areas of the law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities as needed
• Excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships within a large organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on multiple and varied projects simultaneously

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