VP, Assistant General Counsel - Private Banking

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

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H1: Join Our Team as a VP, Assistant General Counsel for Private Banking in Chicago, IL

H2: Responsibilities, Qualifications, and Preferred Skills for VP, Assistant General Counsel at Leading Financial Institution

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- VP, Assistant General Counsel role for Private Banking at Leading Financial Institution
- Join our team and become a trusted advisor for our Private Bank Lending Solutions business
- Utilize your legal knowledge to support and advise on significant business initiatives
- Collaborate with Risk, Controls, and Compliance colleagues to manage operational and regulatory risk
- At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience required
- Strategic vision and ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with strong analytical and collaborative skills
- Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the jurisdiction where the role will be located

Job Description:

Join the team at a leading financial institution as a VP, Assistant General Counsel for Private Banking in Chicago, IL. In this role, you will become the trusted advisor for our Private Bank Lending Solutions business, ensuring that we stay on the cutting edge while maintaining a safe and sound approach.

As part of the Private Bank Credit Legal team, you will support multiple geographic segments, ultra-high and high net worth client distribution channels, and lending products. This includes providing legal support to our internal document preparation team, customer-facing Lending Specialists, Credit Risk executives and underwriters, and loan operations partners. You will also play a key role in coordinating the legal team's involvement in significant business, controls, and compliance initiatives, as well as cross-line of business projects.

Responsibilities:

- Support and advise on commercial and wealth management lending transactions, including fund finance and sports finance lending
- Escalate issues and share potential concerns with legal, compliance, and control functions across the company
- Advise on new products, pricing, marketing, and regulatory issues affecting financial institutions in a multi-state and international environment
- Prepare and update standard forms and procedures and manage outside counsel relationships
- Partner with Risk, Controls, and Compliance colleagues to address operational and regulatory risk and ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations

Required Qualifications:

- At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience at a law firm or in-house legal department at a large bank or financial services company
- Strategic vision to anticipate legal issues for different lending products and distribution channels
- Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple issues, and interact with senior and executive management
- Self-starter with strong analytical and collaborative skills
- Adaptability and ability to apply existing skills to unfamiliar subject matter areas
- Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the jurisdiction where the role will be located

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience collaborating on a broad range of business strategies and issues
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements for commercial banking and wealth management businesses
- Demonstrated problem-solving and project management skills, judgment, and character

All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review before starting employment.

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Legal Knowledge, Transactional Experience, Risk Management, Compliance, Strategic Vision, Prioritization, Analytical Skills, Collaboration, Adaptability, Problem Solving, Project Management, Judgment, Character, Conflict of Interest Review.

Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Interested candidates can apply through the company's website or through a designated email address.

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor (JD) degree, Licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in the jurisdiction where the role will be located.

Legal