Full-time General Counsel, Valley Bank

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Advise and assist on development of consumer banking deposit and loan
• products and payment services over the entire life cycle from ideation to
• launch, including advice on marketing, disclosures, product terms and
• conditions, federal and state legal and regulatory standards, compliance
• management, operational implementation, and business impact.
• Provide expert legal advice on laws, regulations, and standards that are
• applicable to consumer deposit and loan products and services, including the
• Truth in Savings Act, Expedited Funds Availability Act, Truth in Lending Act,
• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
• Electronic Funds Transfer Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach Bliley
• Act and Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Acts and Practices Act (UDAAP).
• Collaborate with internal partners from across the Bank to assess the legal,
• regulatory and reputational risks associated with consumer banking deposit
• and loan products and services and develop approaches for managing such
• risks.
• Assist internal partners in the evaluation and development of appropriate
• consumer banking policies and practices that conform to legal and regulatory
• standards.
• Provide legal advice and support, and perform a wide variety of other tasks,
• as assigned to help the Bank protect its business, commercial, and
• reputational interests.

02Qualifications

• Required Skills:
• Knowledge of and experience with consumer financial protection laws and
• regulations.
• Ability to draft complex contractual documents and product disclosures, terms
• and conditions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to
• collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects.
• Impeccable attention to detail, unwavering commitment to excellence, and the
• highest standards of integrity.
• Required Experience:
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and a minimum of 5 years of
• relevant experience at a law firm or in house at a financial institution.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one state bar.
• Preferred Experience:
• Experience with consumer financial services at a medium to large law firm
• with banking clients and/or an in-house legal department at a bank.
• Familiarity with consumer deposit and lending products.