Description:

Overview:
An amazing opportunity exists for a detail-oriented, confident and experienced attorney to join the legal team supporting the Corporate Banking business in An American Bank Holding Company's Commercial Bank as Senior Counsel. Corporate Banking is An American Bank Holding Company's commercial lending business which encompasses a broad range of transaction structures, sizes and industries with commercial borrowers located across the nation. You'll be a key player in supporting this successful and growing platform by providing real-time legal advice on lending transactions and longer-term strategic initiatives. You'll work closely with internal business partners, senior management and with internal and external legal counsel to provide innovative and commercial solutions to optimize our commercial lending business. And you'll do it all in a collaborative, supportive environment that values your insight, promotes continuous learning, and rewards creative thinking.

Representative Responsibilities include:

Work side-by-side with business partners to structure and negotiate middle-market corporate lending transactions
Review and negotiate loan and collateral documentation and guide business partners on market terms
Identify and assess legal risk and provide legal advice and assistance in resolving or escalating matters related to commercial lending transactions
Keep current with legislation, regulations, case law and market trends that affect the commercial bank's lending activities and provide advice, guidance and training to the lines of business
Manage all legal issues in connection with a portfolio of loans and collaborate with stakeholders across underwriting, risk and legal to find solutions
Manage outside counsel
Work with An American Bank Holding Company's enterprise regulatory, litigation, risk and compliance teams on regulatory, reputational and compliance issues
Develop and maintain form loan documents

Basic Qualifications:

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
At least 5 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm or an in-house legal department working on commercial lending transactions

Preferred Qualifications:

6+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm or an in-house legal department working on middle-market corporate commercial lending transactions, including cash flow, asset based and/or reserve based lending
Experience with private equity sponsor-backed lending transactions
Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to commercial lending
Experience with lending to borrowers in the healthcare, food & beverage, energy (reserve based lending), technology, media & telecom, aerospace, defense and/or government contracting industries
Demonstrated ability to build collegial and effective relationships with multiple stakeholders and resolve issues across organizational borders

At this time, An American Bank Holding Company will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. Fridays are enterprise- wide virtual work days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are options for in-person days for associates to spend time together working in our beautifully-designed team areas.