Description:

Job Summary:
A Largest Financial Services Holding Company's Legal and Government Relations Department is seeking an attorney with strong academic credentials and general banking experience capable of providing legal advice to our Commercial and Community lines of business as well as our Credit department. This role would have a broad practice range within the Bank and will focus on commercial and consumer loans of various types, commercial and consumer deposit product offerings and legal advice and guidance on a variety of other general banking matters, including small estate affidavits, powers of attorney, custodians, executors and guardians.

Job Location:
We are an in-office working environment. The members of our Legal and Government Relations Department are located in our Chicago, Evansville and Indianapolis offices. Our preference is for the attorney to be located in one of these three offices. Other potential office locations where this attorney may be located include A Largest Financial Services Holding Company offices in cities inside our primary footprint such, for example, as Milwaukee, Minneapolis or Nashville.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
  • Minimum of 5-10 years' continuous experience practicing law full time working in a legal department of a medium or large financial institution, or with a major law firm with substantive experience during that time serving financial institutions.
  • Admitted to practice, and in good standing with the bar of Illinois or Indiana, or qualified to be registered to practice as in-house counsel in the applicable state.
  • Ability to apply sound legal analysis and practical business judgment to legal matters.
  • Ability to consult with and advise Bank management at all levels.
  • Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to timely deliver high quality work product.
  • Ability to work within a team environment.

Desired Experience:
  • Understanding of commercial and consumer loan documentation, including lien perfection across various collateral types, third party agreements, loan pool purchases, due diligence, real estate and secured transactions law and title insurance.
  • Understanding of deposit account and treasury management rules, agreements and issues.
  • Knowledge of federal and applicable state banking laws and regulations.
  • Ability to find efficiencies through form agreements and processes.
  • Ability to effectively communicate legal advice and engage with lines of business consistent with the Bank's culture and business strategy.
  • Serve as a trusted, valued and strategic legal partner and advisor to the Bank's business teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
  • Provide legal support for commercial and consumer lending teams, including conducting legal research, advising on loan structures, documentation, procedures, lien perfection and third-party agreements.
  • Provide legal support for retail deposit products and consumer banking matters.
  • Provide legal support for commercial deposit products, including treasury management products and deposit account control agreements.
  • Provide legal support and advice on general banking matters, including responding to questions from our banking centers.
  • Coordinate and work on various banking projects as determined by senior legal leadership.
  • Support other areas of the Bank as needed or requested.