Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Provide significant internal client legal support day to day on an independent basis, potentially as lead legal liaison.
- Responsible for assessing complex legal risk, providing legal advice, and/or assisting in resolving legal problems which may represent potential exposure to the company.
- Keeps abreast of legislation, regulations, and case law developments that affect the company and the banking industry in area of practice.
- May prepare and/or review documents and other instruments, represent the company in transactions, litigation, bankruptcy matters, or alternative dispute resolutions (as applicable), performing legal research and analysis, maintaining files and records
- Identify need for and when necessary, select, engage, and direct outside counsel to undertake specific matters.
- Serve as an individual contributor but frequently provides work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active cases or projects.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and licensed to practice law in good standing
- Ten years of post-bar experience in a law firm, government, and/or corporate settings.
- Possess superior written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize matters, utilize time management skills, and move between matters fluidly
- Ability to handle a heavy workload, manage stress effectively and meet critical deadlines
- Able to work autonomously without close supervision
- Team-oriented mentality and excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products
Preferred Qualifications:
- Substantial experience in a corporate legal department having successfully held positions of advancing responsibility
- Comfortable working in the entrepreneurial environment of a large, complex corporation
- Experience in consumer real estate lending, including GSE and Government lending.
- Knowledge of real property title and loan closing practices.
- Knowledge of regulations pertaining to consumer real estate lending, including SAFE Act, TILA, RESPA, HMDA, ECOA, FCRA
