Legal Counsel - Commercial Lending
New York
Permanent
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Exciting opportunity to join a bank as in-house counsel
Role reports to General Counsel
About Our Client
Banking client.
Job Description
The Associate Counsel will report to the Bank's General Counsel and handle the following:
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Provide legal advice on commercial, lending and special assets matters pertaining to the Bank
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Draft, review, negotiate and revise a variety of complex commercial lending transactions and related documentation as well as documentation pertaining to treasury and securities transactions
- Advise and ensure Bank is compliant with BSA, KYC, OFAC and other Bank Regulatory requirements.
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Manage outside counsel as necessary.
The Successful Applicant
- JD from top US law school with excellent academic credentials
- Admission to NY State Bar
- 2-5 years of financial services commercial lending banking legal experience gained at a top law firm, in-house or combination thereof
- Experience advising on bank regulatory matters and compliance
- Experience with complex commercial lending transactions treasury and securities transactions
- Experience drafting and negotiating financial services vendor and supplier agreements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What's on Offer
- Base salary
- Bonus
- Benefits