Associate General Counsel – Deposits
| Company | Truist |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA, Richmond, VA, USA, Charlotte, NC, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $190000 – $250000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | JD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and licensed to practice law in good standing
- Ten years of post-bar experience in a law firm, government, and/or corporate settings
- Possess superior written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize matters, utilize time management skills, and move between matters fluidly
- Ability to handle a heavy workload, manage stress effectively and meet critical deadlines
- Able to work autonomously without close supervision
- Team-oriented mentality and excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products
Responsibilities
- Provide significant internal client legal support day to day on an independent basis, potentially as lead legal liaison
- Responsible for assessing complex legal risk, providing legal advice, and/or assisting in resolving legal problems which may represent potential exposure to the company
- Keeps abreast of legislation, regulations, and case law developments that affect the company and the banking industry in area of practice
- May prepare and/or review documents and other instruments, performing legal research and analysis, maintaining files and records
- Identify need for and when necessary, select, engage, and direct outside counsel to undertake specific matters
- Serve as an individual contributor but frequently provides work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active cases or projects.
Preferred Qualifications
- 12 or more years of experience practicing law in a relevant field
- Initiative to identify issues, deliver creative solutions, streamline processes
- Commitment to professional growth and willingness to expand practice
- Broad understanding of deposit product, and debit card product development and digital execution, integration, operations, systems, and procedures as well as knowledge of consumer deposit and payment related state and regulatory laws. Familiarity with the current state of examination procedures, regulatory priorities and related expectations is also preferred.
- Provided legal guidance and training for consumer deposit product, debit, and payment system-related matters for product managers and digital execution teams.
- Reviewed and provided advice and training on legislative or regulatory changes impacting retail and deposit operations, policies and procedures.
- Assisted in the development of new deposit and payment related products and services.
- Created and/or edited client agreements, disclosures and forms.