VP, Assistant General Counsel - Private Banking

Min 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

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H1 Heading: Join Our Legal Team as VP, Assistant General Counsel for Private Banking

H2 Heading: Become a Trusted Advisor for Our Private Bank Lending Solutions Business

Bold Headline: Join Our Team as an Experienced Attorney for Private Bank Credit Legal Team

Company: A Leading Financial Services Company

Department: Legal

Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Salary: At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank or other financial services company with demonstrated experience managing increasingly complex matters.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced attorney to join our legal team as VP, Assistant General Counsel for Private Banking. This role will support our Private Bank Credit Legal team and provide legal advice and support for our Lending Solutions business. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in lending/finance transactions and the ability to anticipate legal issues for different lending products and product distribution channels.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support and advise the business with respect to commercial and wealth management lending transactions
- Escalate issues as appropriate and share potential concerns, issues, and ideas with legal, compliance and control functions across the company
- Advise the business with respect to new products, and pricing, marketing, regulatory and related issues impacting financial institutions operating in a multi-state and international environment and provide training to the business
- Prepare and update standard forms and procedures and manage outside counsel relationships
- Partner with Risk, Controls, and Compliance colleagues regarding operational and regulatory risk and control issues and the applicability of federal and state law and regulation to the business

Required Qualifications:

- At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank or other financial services company with demonstrated experience managing increasingly complex matters
- Strategic vision to anticipate legal issues for different lending products and product distribution channels
- Ability to prioritize work in a fast-moving environment, manage a large number of issues at one time, 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 a member in good standing in the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules of such jurisdiction

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Salary Information: At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank or other financial services company with demonstrated experience managing increasingly complex matters.

Experience Information: At least 5 years of relevant lending/finance transactional experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank or other financial services company with demonstrated experience managing increasingly complex matters.

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Legal advising, transactional experience, risk management, regulatory compliance, project management, problem solving, communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, analytical skills, adaptability

Juris Doctor degree

Interested candidates should apply through the company's website or through a designated contact person.

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor degree and license to practice law

Legal