Description:

What You'll Do:
Summary/Objective:
The Legal Counsel advises credit union management and assists in all aspects of the organization's legal affairs. The Legal Counsel is responsible for reviewing and negotiating third party contracts and provides legal advice to management on a variety of consumer financial services and other legal topics. In particular, will serve as subject matter expert and internal escalation point for privacy and data protection issues.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Reviews and negotiates commercial contracts and third-party service agreements.
Serve as subject matter expert and internal escalation point for privacy and data protection issues
Assist and advise business areas with updating and maturing privacy-related policies, notices, and practices.
Performs legal research and legal review on a variety of consumer financial services and other topics at the request of senior management and advises on the same.
Conducts legal and regulatory reviews of business areas, initiatives and processes. Assists in the development of procedures to ensure that processes are in the compliance with laws and regulations. Reports to Deputy General Counsel and management any gaps and
Oversees litigation matters and works with outside counsel as necessary.
Reviews and advises on complex legal documents such as: Powers of Attorney; Trusts; Court documents such as Guardianship letters; levies; and subpoenas.
Updates knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; Maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
May include supervision of Paralegals and/or Staff Attorneys.
Completes all required Bank Secrecy Act related training annually and maintain knowledge of current BSA policies, specifically those related to cash handling (CTR filing) and identifying and reporting possible suspicious activity.
Perform other duties as assigned

What You'll Need:
Education and Experience Requirements:

A Law Degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school and licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, either in financial services or an in-house legal department.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

Familiarity with federal and state laws and regulations related to consumer privacy and data protection.
Familiarity with the laws and regulations related to the banking industry and consumer financial services a plus.
Ability to work independently and manage internal client relationships, excellent organization and time-management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong research and analytical skills.