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Wilmington Trust · 4 hours ago

Associate General Counsel - Corporate Trust (Hybrid - See description for potential locations)

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$184K/yr - $307K/yr

7+ years exp

Wilmington Trust is seeking an Associate General Counsel to support its corporate and institutional trust division. The successful candidate will provide legal advice, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and manage legal risks associated with capital markets transactions.

Financial ServicesWealth Management

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of complex or specialized legal activities to protect the organization and help ensure it complies with all relevant laws and regulations

Provide legal advice within area of expertise to relevant managers to ensure their activities, policies, business practices, and transactions comply with all relevant laws and regulations

Make recommendations to senior management on how to respond to legal issues or proposed changes in laws and regulations

Review and approve legal contracts, letters of agreement, and other documents related to a variety of trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters to protect the organization's legal and business interests

Partner with Compliance, Risk and Audit groups on supported divisional/departmental matters, as appropriate

Develop and implement streamlined and strategic policies and procedures for the legal support of supported division/department(s)

Prepare or review more complex materials for external legal counsel

Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management

Serving as legal advisor to the GCM Division, including providing ongoing day-to-day legal advice and support for the GCM division

Negotiating client agreements for services offered by the GCM division

Identifying, evaluating and escalating legal and regulatory risks affecting the GCM Division

Overseeing external counsel used to support the GCM Division, and supporting GCM’s transaction management officers

Providing legal support for special projects, such as revising and rationalizing template contracts used by the GCM division

Partnering with the organization’s compliance, risk and audit groups on GCM Division matters

Providing legal analysis of new business opportunities and new service offerings

Providing legal support to the GCM Division for enterprise-wide projects and matters; and

Keeping senior management and other personnel up to date on pertinent legal and regulatory developments, including legal risks

Qualification

J.D. from accredited law schoolCapital Markets expertiseLegal analysis of transactionsNew York State bar admissionLeadership experienceCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsTeamwork skills

Required

J.D. from an accredited law school

Minimum of 7 years' experience as an attorney or other relevant legal experience

Minimum of 5 years' work leadership experience, including demonstrated experience in leading others, both through direct relationships and/or indirectly (influencing without direct authority)

New York State or applicable state bar admission

Capital Markets subject matter expertise; Experience advising on capital markets transactions (e.g., syndicated debt, corporate debt, public finance, distressed debt, reinsurance trusts, mergers and acquisitions, and large and complex trusts) and/or structured finance transactions (e.g., securitizations, equipment finance, project finance, etc.)

Ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment; experience in leading and facilitating change

Ability to understand and integrate details of business/operational/systemic environment in applying legal and policy requirements

Strong desire to support the identification, evaluation and escalation of legal risk issues

Strong communication skills to deal with internal and external constituencies, including senior executives; outside counsel; risk, compliance, and audit counterparts; counterparts at other companies; and industry representatives

Exceptional written and verbal communications skills; ability to communicate and relate at all levels of the organization

Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and ability to influence through collaboration