Job Description
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Senior Bank Regulatory Counsel will serve as a key member of a small legal team.
Main Responsibilities :
- Regularly interface with business lines and support functions to advise and assist with various bank regulatory issues, providing useful, dependable advice
- Conduct legal research and provide analysis of issues arising under the federal and state banking laws and regulations applicable to operations
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments of regulations and interpreting new regulatory requirements for other stakeholders in the firm
- Participate in implementation or remediation projects related to new or amended bank regulations
- Draft responses to letter or inquiries from banking regulators
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
- JD from top US Law School
- Admitted to NY State Bar
- 6-10 years of experience working at a law firm, in-house at financial services institution, and / or regulatory agency
- Relevant experience in dealing with a broad range of regulatory issues in the banking industry, preferably foreign banking organizations
- Strong knowledge of the International Banking Act, the Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Reserve Act, the National Bank Act, the Riegle Neal Act, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, the Dodd Frank Act and New York State Banking Law.
Mastery of Federal and New York State bank regulations, with particular expertise in Regulations K, W, Y and YY
Experience in counseling / advising business teams
What's on Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Bonus
- LTI plan
- Additional benefits
- Hybrid schedule