Corporate Counsel

The Corporate Counsel functions under the direction and supervision of the Associate General Counsel and the General Counsel. Serving as a member of the in-house counsel for the Credit Union and each of its subsidiaries, the Corporate Counsel is responsible for representing the company in contract negotiations, internal risk analysis reviews, and response to dispute matters and member complaints. The Corporate Counsel provides legal advice on compliance, human resources and employment matters, public records requests, contracting and procurement, ethics and conflict of interests, and other related topics.
What you will do here:

• Provide legal, compliance, regulatory, and risk management advice and recommendations to the credit union and its subsidiaries on all areas of operations, including (a) reviewing, negotiating, and advising on low and moderate risk vendor contracts, commercial real estate acquisitions and leases, construction agreements, sponsorship agreements, software and licensing agreements, and other transactions; (b) revising corporate formation and organization documents; (c) researching and drafting applicable policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and best practices; (d) supporting risk and compliance on questions of law and legal interpretation; (e) guiding each line of business through the RFP process and maintaining and updating standard forms for issuing RFPs.
• Support a cross-functional analysis of the legal, regulatory, compliance, and financial risks associated with moderate and low risk vendor relationships and agreements; advise the credit union and its subsidiaries on the risks associated with moderate and low risk vendors; provide recommendations on proceeding with moderate and low risk vendor relationships and how to minimize risks associated with those relationships.
• Serve as a counsel for the credit union and its subsidiaries in contested matters, including docketing deadlines, researching and drafting relevant documents and filings, and working with opposing counsel to resolve matters.
• Conduct internal employment, ethics, and compliance investigations, including anonymous employee complaint reporting; interview witnesses; draft memoranda and provide recommendations related to legal and strategic risk.
• Oversee member complaint response and reporting, including drafting and reviewing responses to regulatory agencies in response to member complaints.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Terminal Degree - Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school required.
• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school and 2-4 years' experience in contract review and analysis, business/corporate law, and/or regulatory law preferred.
• Working knowledge of regulatory environments such as credit unions, banking, or other financial institutions required.
• Excellent organizational and logic skills required.
• Ability to multitask, focus, and prioritize multiple projects under pressure to meet deadlines required.
• Strong research, writing, negotiating, and communicating skills required.
• Ability to translate research into business solutions required.
• Ability to provide advice on risk management and mitigation required.
• Working knowledge of the business requirements and risks associated with marketing, lending, retail banking, commercial banking, consumer banking, information technology, information management, privacy, non-profit foundations, corporate formation, corporate acquisition, credit reporting, loss mitigation, facilities operations, finance, insurance, property ownership, real estate transactions, and vendor management required.
• Member of the Arizona Bar (in good standing) required.
• Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, and all other Arizona State Courts required.
• Admitted to practice in the District of Arizona required.
• Eligible to be admitted to practice pro hac vice in the federal and state courts of other jurisdictions required.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
For additional information about our organization, careers, and benefits visit: http://www.desertfinancial.com/careers.
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