Assistant General Counsel - Securities & Corporate Governance

Valley National Bank; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley National Bank is seeking an experienced corporate and securities attorney to provide legal support across governance, SEC reporting, and regulatory compliance in Morristown, NJ.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, supervise corporate secretarial staff, and help manage board processes while ensuring timely, accurate disclosures to investors and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support and partner with cross functional teams on a wide range of corporate and securities law compliance matters, including SEC filings (Forms 10-K/Q, 8-K), registration statements, and proxy statements.
• Assist in reviewing earnings and other press releases, investor presentations, internal communications and other announcements to ensure accurate disclosures to investors, regulatory bodies, and the public.
• Support the Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in organizing and scheduling shareholder and Board/Committee meetings, preparing meeting materials and resolutions, and maintaining board communications and records.
• Oversee entity management and maintain the legal entity database, ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements.
• Assist with transactional matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and related securities activities.
• Supervise the work of legal staff in the corporate secretarial function.
• Provide advice on securities regulation, corporate governance, and broader corporate law matters.
• Monitor changes in legal requirements and best practices for public company governance and help implement policies accordingly.

Job description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide legal support and partner with cross functional teams on a wide range of corporate and securities law compliance matters, including but not limited to support in connection with the preparation and filing of SEC reports (Forms 10-K/Q, 8-K, Section 16, registration statements, etc.) and proxy statements, shareholder proposals, shareholder engagement, executive compensation disclosures, and other regulatory compliance matters.
• Assist in reviewing earnings and other press releases, investor presentations, internal communications and other announcements to ensure accurate and timely disclosures to investors, regulatory bodies, and the public.
• Support the Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in organizing and scheduling shareholder and Board and Committee meetings, preparing and drafting meeting materials and resolutions, managing Board/committee communications, maintaining corporate minutes and records, and overseeing the onboarding and training of directors.
• Oversee entity management and maintain legal entity management database, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and corporate governance.
• Assist with transactional matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, etc.
• Supervise the work of legal staff in the corporate secretarial function.
• Provide advice and counsel on a wide range of legal and business matters related to securities regulation, corporate governance, and broader corporate law matters.
• Monitor changes in legal requirements and best practices for public company corporate governance and help ensure policies and procedures are in place to address such changes.