Senior Associate General Counsel

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title

Senior Associate General Counsel

Banesco USA is seeking a Senior Associate General Counsel for our Legal Department.

The Senior Associate General Counsel will advise on a variety of legal matters involving Banesco USA’s corporate banking, domestic and international retail, and commercial banking businesses. The attorney will work with the Bank’s business lines on advising, drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements and other transactions, operations and services and products involving the Bank’s interest or the interest of its customers. The Senior Associate General Counsel will report directly to the General Counsel. In this role, they will be responsible for supporting and reviewing the legal matters handled by the Associate General Counsel staff within the Legal Department.

Primary Job Duties :

• Responsible for drafting and negotiating all types of agreements and instruments : including customer facing agreements, loan and credit agreements, pledge and security interest agreements, participation and syndication agreements, loan sale and purchase agreements, commercial and standby letters of credit, forbearance agreements, vendor and consultant agreements, leases, employment agreements, policies and procedures.
• Perform other functions and / or duties as assigned to support Credit, Corporate, Commercial and Retail Banking, Corporate and Residential Lending, Operations, Loan Closing and Loan Operations, Compliance, Risk, IT, Business Transformation, Human Capital, Information Security and Marketing.
• Provide wide ranging legal advice and services to help ensure the Bank’s activities, operations and services / products are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including banking laws, Federal and state laws, fiduciary duties, BSA / AML.
• Review proposed new or modified products, businesses, practices and procedures, perform due diligence, and identify and mitigate any legal and regulatory issues and risks.
• Responsible for completing annual training program assigned.
• Assist the General Counsel and take other responsibilities as requested by the General Counsel.

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About Us :

Banesco USA is part of Banesco International, a worldwide group of financial institutions with a presence in 14 countries.

As a corporation in continuous evolution, we promote the ongoing professional and personal development of our employees, by embracing challenges and adapting to the changing environment of today’s world. We aim to develop integral human beings, committed to making a difference at the workplace and out in the world.

Our actions are rooted in our Values : Reliability, Responsibility, Quality, and Innovation. We believe that we all have the same ability to transform our daily tasks into significant contributions, and therefore, Leave Our Mark.

At Banesco USA, one of our most valued assets is our enthusiastic team, which strives every day to create a world-class organization in an ever-changing world. Together, our team has made us a market leader and we invite you to join us.

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