Associate Legal Counsel I/II/III

Overview

The responsibilities of this position include assisting the General Counsel in giving advice to bank management, bank business units and associates on basic legal matters pertaining to the bank.

Level II Additional Position Summary:

Assist the General Counsel in giving advice to bank management, bank business units and associates on all legal matters pertaining to the bank.

Level III Additional Position Summary:

Provide backup and act in the place of the General Counsel in his/her absence.

This position may be filled as a Level I, II or III. Additional responsibilities and qualifications apply.

Responsibilities

• Advises in the review and negotiation of external vendor contracts, amendments and renewals.
• Provide legal advice to bank management, bank business units and bank associates.
• Provides advice to the bank's retail (branch) operations unit with legal matters concerning accounts, guardianships/conservatorships, trusts and estates.
• Gives advice and answers questions in assigned areas of specialization.
• Review and prepare various legal documents for the bank.
• Facilitates the administration of foreclosures, garnishments and subpoenas.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Level II Additional Responsibilities:

• Advise and answer questions in areas of specific specialization and to assist with legal matters from retail (branch) operations.
• Create and prepare legal documents for the various bank business units; assist in corporate governance matters; regulatory matters, risk and compliance related matters.
• Prepare and review loan documents; assist with oversight of litigation matters; assist with securities related matters.
• Review of external vendor contracts; assist with foreclosures, garnishments and subpoena-related matters.

Level III Additional Responsibilities:

• Crosstrain, lead and develop team of associates to promote maximum efficiency, engagement, succession planning and overall contribution to strategic organizational goals.
• Responsible for acting as subject matter expert for data collection and retention matters; reviewing and preparing loan documents and advising bank associates on complex loan transactions.
• Responsible for acting as subject matter expert for all cyber security/data breach matters and/or incidents.
• Advise corporate governance-related matters, regulatory matters, risk and compliance-related matters and merger and acquisition activity of the bank.
• Review and negotiate external vendor contracts, amendments and renewals.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Member of Bar in one or more of the following states: Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia or Texas
• Basic legal knowledge related to banking, contract law, real estate law, bankruptcy and commercial law
• Advanced research skills
• Ability to write and prepare legal documents
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage basic litigation file

Level II Additional Qualifications:

• 5+ years prior banking/legal experience

Level III Additional Qualifications:

• 10+ years of legal experience in the field of banking or finance
• Advanced knowledge of contracts, loan documents, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), trust and estate law and business/commercial law
• Advanced knowledge of laws regulating mergers and acquisitions in the financial industry

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Must be able to sit for long periods of time and use computer keyboard and/or mouse, while viewing computer screens.

Note: This is a brief description of this position and is not limited to those described herein. Management retains the right to add, delete or modify any of these responsibilities at any time during employment.