Director, Senior Counsel - Banking

The Senior Counsel will report directly to the General Counsel and will provide legal advice and services to management and business departments concerning commercial banking transactions, vendor contracts, litigation matters, legal and regulatory requirements, and corporate governance issues.

Client Details

Global banking client.

Description

• Providing legal advice and services to management and business departments concerning commercial banking transactions, vendor agreements, litigation matters, legal and regulatory requirements and expectations, and corporate governance issues.
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing complex legal documents pertaining to commercial banking, credit and vendors
• Working closely with business lines to ensure the timely identification and mitigation of business, legal and regulatory risks
• Assigning, monitoring and providing guidance to outside counsel handling commercial transactions and litigation
• Reviewing, drafting and updating internal policies and procedures
• Handling civil information subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, restraining orders, governmental, judicial and other inquiries, requests and orders
• Actively participating in risk management, including without limitation
• Actively participating in other daily work/tasks of the legal team as needed

Profile

• JD
• Admitted to NY State Bar
• 6+ years of experience within financial services legal, ideally gained at a top law firm and in-house within banking
• Experience advising on a wide range of commercial credit and finance transactions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team player
• Fluency in Mandarin a plus

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus
• Additional benefits

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