Senior Corporate Counsel - Banking & FinTech (Hybrid)

Desert-Financial-Credit-Union; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Desert-Financial-Credit-Union is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide advanced legal support across a wide range of regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. The role reports to the General Counsel and includes mentoring junior attorneys within the Legal Department, handling complex negotiations, and guiding enterprise-wide policies.

The ideal candidate has a JD from an ABA-accredited school, 5+ years of relevant experience in commercial transactions and litigation, and Arizona

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from ABA-accredited law school is required.
• 5+ years of attorney experience with focus on commercial transactions, litigation, financial institutions, banking, or consumer protection law is required.
• 1+ years of banking/fintech experience preferred.
• 1+ years of payments, lending, money movement experience preferred.
• Law firm experience preferred.
• Regulatory requirements knowledge of credit unions, retail banking, or fintech preferred.
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills; ability to multitask under deadlines required.
• Strong research, writing and negotiation skills required.
• Business acumen to distill complex legal requirements into actionable advice required.
• Ability to identify and mitigate legal and operational risk required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal, compliance, regulatory, and risk management advice to the credit union and subsidiaries, including drafting, negotiating, and advising on high-risk contracts and complex transactions.
• Lead litigation and pre-litigation efforts, manage outside counsel, direct discovery, and represent the credit union in mediations and arbitrations.
• Advise on employee and leave matters in compliance with ADA, FMLA, and local regulations.
• Mentor and guide attorneys, paralegals, and staff on contract negotiation and regulatory issues.
• Collaborate to develop and implement enterprise-wide legal and compliance policies and procedures; identify risk areas and mitigation strategies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Drafting contracts

Negotiation

Litigation handling

Regulatory compliance

Legal risk assessment

Financial industry knowledge

Research and writing

Communication skills

Mentoring juniors

Business acumen

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

Arizona Bar in good standing

Admitted to District of Arizona

Admitted to Supreme Court of Arizona

Eligible for pro hac vice in federal/other jurisdictions

Job description

Desert-Financial-Credit-Union is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide advanced legal support across a wide range of regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. The role reports to the General Counsel and includes mentoring junior attorneys within the Legal Department, handling complex negotiations, and guiding enterprise-wide policies.

The ideal candidate has a JD from an ABA-accredited school, 5+ years of relevant experience in commercial transactions and litigation, and Arizona