Fair Lending Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Title: Fair Lending Attorney
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Experience: 5+ years as an attorney in relevant field

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are dedicated to responsible growth and making financial lives better for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees and offer competitive benefits to support their well-being. We are currently seeking a Fair Lending Attorney to join our legal team and provide support on fair lending and banking/anti-discrimination, UDAAP, and/or Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice, counsel, and advocacy on fair lending & banking, UDAAP, and/or CRA requirements
• Interpret current and proposed laws and regulations applicable to all aspects of the product lifecycle, customer treatment, models and data use, channel strategy, and marketing
• Identify and mitigate risk, including supervision and evaluation of testing and monitoring and internal reviews
• Support company responses to government agency examinations and investigations, enforcement actions, private complaints, and litigation

Required Skills:

• Juris Doctor degree and licensed to practice law in at least one state where Bank of America does business
• 5+ years of relevant experience as an attorney in a law firm, government agency, or in-house environment
• Experience with anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws and regulations, including relevant federal/state/local fair lending & banking laws and/or UDAAP/UDAP laws

Desired Skills:

• Experience working in a government regulatory or enforcement agency
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with high-level business leaders
• Strong issue spotting, risk assessment, research, and problem-solving/analytical skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with other lawyers, compliance and risk professionals, etc.
• Excellent organizational/project management skills and attention to detail
• Initiative and strong work ethic; ability to work independently
• Client focused with an emphasis on prompt delivery of quality services
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with federal administrative rulemaking processes, administrative fair housing complaints, statistical analysis and/or algorithmic models, supervisory examinations, targeted reviews of business practices, and/or managing the work of investigators, paralegals, and/or other professionals

Education Requirement: Juris Doctor

Work Schedule: 1st shift (United States of America), 40 hours per week

Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

Join our team at Bank of America and have a fulfilling career with opportunities for growth and impact. Apply now!

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Competitive benefits to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being

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Legal advice, counsel, advocacy, risk assessment, research, problem-solving, analytical skills, issue spotting, executive presence, written and verbal communication, organizational/project management, attention to detail, federal administrative rulemaking, interpreting new regulatory requirements, statistical analysis, algorithmic models, managing investigators/paralegals/professionals, banking regulator supervisory examinations, targeted reviews of business practices

Juris Doctor degree

Interested candidates can apply through the company's website.

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor degree, licensed in at least one state, 5+ years of relevant experience as an attorney

Legal