Description:
About the role:Under the supervision of the Deputy General Counsel, provide legal counsel to various bank departments, with an emphasis on the following: pending or threatened litigation; depository and branch operations; fraud and other financial investigations; and state law and federal regulatory compliance.
- Together with the Deputy General Counsel and outside counsel (when appropriate), oversee active and threatened litigation associated with the Bank's provision of banking services, developing and executing on effective resolution strategies for such matters;
- Advise Deposit Support and branch management teams on issues arising from existing and prospective consumer and commercial deposit and safe deposit box relationships;
- Advise the Legal Services Support team on issues arising from subpoenas, garnishments and levies;
- Advise the Treasury Management team on issues arising from the provision of ancillary commercial deposit services;
- Advise the Fraud Investigations team on issues arising from deposit relationships and services;
- As able, advise on lending structure and documentation for approved loan transactions;
- Draft, review and/or proofread other routine transaction documentation;
- Stay abreast of developments in federal regulation and state law relating to the Bank's business activities, serving as subject matter expert;
- Provide legal counsel to other teams as needed;
- When appropriate, serve as an internal point of contact for outside counsel, facilitating timely and efficient communication between Bank personnel and outside counsel;
- Take personal initiative and provide a positive example for others to emulate both within the internal Legal Department and the Bank as a whole; and
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrate compliance with all bank regulations that apply to your position and keep up to date on regulation changes.
- Maintain working knowledge of our policies and procedures regarding the Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security, and other regulations that apply to your position
About You:
- Admission to the California, Oregon, and/or Washington bar associations or willingness and ability to gain such admission;
- Ten years of experience as an attorney or equivalent work experience, with a focus on representation of financial institutions or an in-house position with a financial institution;
- Working knowledge of the following relating to consumer and commercial depository relationships: Federal regulation; state law in the Bank's footprint states; Uniform Commercial Code; and case law;
- Working knowledge of state law in the Bank's footprint states related to secured transactions and creditor's rights preferred;
- Working knowledge of California, Oregon and/or Washington state and federal court (including bankruptcy court) rules and procedures;
- Demonstrated ability to appropriately prioritize competing interests and stressful situations in a professional manner;
- Ability to occasionally travel to other Bank offices, court hearings and attorney offices;
- Valid driver's license; and
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.