Senior General Counsel, Banking & Regulatory

Regions Financial Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 181,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Associate Volunteer Program

Job summary

Regions is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide expert legal advice to the bank on complex regulatory and business matters. The role requires a law degree, admission to at least one jurisdiction, and ten years of experience in a regulatory agency, financial services, or banking law.

You will lead and mentor attorneys and paralegals, manage outside counsel and budgets, draft policies on new regulations, and partner with senior leadership to protect the bank’s reputation while

Qualifications

• Law Degree required.
• Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Ten (10) years of legal experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with strong knowledge of bank regulations or other relevant practical legal experience.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business units and executive leadership to provide practical legal advice on issues related to complex business and banking matters.
• Provides strategic, pragmatic, and expert legal advice to business units.
• Advises senior management as to the interpretation of laws and regulations and on new and recent changes in laws and regulations that affect the Bank.
• Monitors and remains up to date on emerging legislative developments that may affect the Bank.
• Participates in line of business-initiated projects such as drafting policies and procedures on new regulations and amendments or new interpretations of existing regulations.
• Provides expert assessment of legal risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the Bank’s reputation as well as our clients and assets.
• Works with and manages outside counsel on legal issues impacting the Bank and related matter budgets.
• May lead and manage other Assistant General Counsel, specialists or paralegal staff.
• Provides assistance with training bankers, associates, operational staff and customer support staff on legal issues.
• Provides expert legal counsel on a wide range of legal issues and works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Develops relationships based on trust across the organization; grows internal and external networks.
• Maintains distinct, independent ownership of a legal function or specialization.
• Provides mentoring opportunities for legal staff and serves as a resource for legal staff.

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Regions is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide expert legal advice to the bank on complex regulatory and business matters. The role requires a law degree, admission to at least one jurisdiction, and ten years of experience in a regulatory agency, financial services, or banking law.

You will lead and mentor attorneys and paralegals, manage outside counsel and budgets, draft policies on new regulations, and partner with senior leadership to protect the bank’s reputation while