Consumer Financial Services Senior Counsel

Husch Blackwell LLP; United States; On-site; USD 240,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Husch Blackwell LLP is seeking a Consumer Financial Services Senior Counsel with a minimum of eight years of experience. The role involves handling federal consumer finance laws and state licensing, lending, servicing, collections, payments, or fintech regulation, with the opportunity to work across multiple offices including the virtual office, The Link.

Strong writing, client counseling, and project management skills are essential, as is the ability to supervise legal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of experience in consumer financial services or related field.
• Experience with federal consumer finance laws and state licensing, lending, servicing, collections, payments, or fintech regulation.
• Strong writing, client counseling, and project management skills; ability to supervise legal teams and manage complex matters.

Responsibilities

• Supervise legal teams on complex matters in consumer financial services.
• Advise clients and counsel on regulatory and licensing issues across multiple jurisdictions.
• Engage with state or federal regulators as needed.

Skills

Strong writing

Client counseling

Project management

Job description

Husch Blackwell LLP is a national law firm with multiple locations across the United States, dedicated to our clients and the industries they serve.

We have an immediate opening for a Consumer Financial Services Senior Counsel with a minimum of eight years of experience. We will consider candidates for any of our offices including our virtual office, The Link. The candidate should have significant experience with federal consumer finance laws and state licensing, lending, servicing, collections, payments, or fintech regulation. The ideal candidate will have strong writing, client counseling, and project management skills, as well as demonstrated ability to manage complex matters and supervise legal teams. Experience interacting with state or federal regulators preferred. The candidate will work primarily with attorneys in our Financial Services & Capital Markets business unit.

The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials, a commitment to the community, superior interpersonal skills and a demonstrated record of working well under pressure. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional judgment, the ability to effectively handle multiple projects, and the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action. Candidates should have an active bar license in the state corresponding with the office to which they are applying or commit to obtaining one as soon as possible. Candidates applying for a role in our virtual office, The Link, must be licensed in the state in which they reside. We look for proactive, dynamic, and entrepreneurial individuals with varied backgrounds, interests, and experience for a diverse candidate pool.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and much more.

Pursuant to applicable state laws, the compensation range for this position in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington only is $240,000 to $350,000, in New York, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. is $240,000 to $350,000, in Illinois is $200,000 to $300,000, and in Minnesota is $200,000 to $300, 000, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Salaries in all other markets will vary depending on market data.

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