Litigation Attorney for Agency Investigations and Subpoena Oversight
Regions Bank
- Birmingham, AL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Partners with business units and executive leadership to provide practical legal advice on issues related to complex business and banking matters
- Provides strategic, pragmatic, and expert legal advice to business units
- Advises senior management as to the interpretation of laws and regulations and on new and recent changes in laws and regulations that affect the Bank
- Monitors and remains up to date on emerging legislative developments that may affect the Bank
- Participates in line of business-initiated projects such as drafting policies and procedures on new regulations and amendments or new interpretations of existing regulations
- Provides expert assessment of legal risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the Bank’s reputation as well as our clients and assets
- Works with and manages outside counsel on legal issues impacting the Bank and related matter budgets
- May lead and manage other Assistant General Counsel, specialists or paralegal staff
- Provides assistance with training bankers, associates, operational staff and customer support staff on legal issues
- Provides expert legal counsel on a wide range of legal issues and works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Proactively and consistently develops relationships based on trust across the organization; grows internal and external networks
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders to include senior and executive management
- Has distinct, independent ownership of a legal function or specialization
- Provides mentoring opportunities for legal staff and serves as a resource for legal staff
- Law Degree
- Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
- Ten (10) years of legal experience at a regulatory agency, in the financial services industry, or at a law firm with strong knowledge of bank regulations or other relevant practical legal experience
- Ability to build strong partnerships with senior leadership in order to drive results
- Ability to lead and manage a team of attorneys and support staff which provides legal support to an entire line of business
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload and reach prompt, pragmatic decisions
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders to include Executive leadership
- Advanced organizational skills
- Consistently demonstrated ability to assimilate and analyze facts and present complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct results-oriented legal advice
- Consistently demonstrated ability to manage matters from start to finish with little to no oversight. Ability to lead and manage a team of attorneys and support staff which provides legal support to an entire line of business
- Demonstrated ability to comfortably and confidently operate in a constantly changing environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Expert analytical, research, decision-making and problem-solving skills combined with effective time management and project management/planning skills
- Possesses unique legal expertise in multiple specialized areas of the law
- Well-developed ability to tactfully navigate complex discussions
- Provides expert analysis and guidance as it relates to non-routine subpoenas and agency investigations.
- Work with the Subpoena Department, E-Discovery, and others to ensure prompt and accurate response efforts related to non-routine subpoenas.
- Works closely with requesting entities (regulatory agencies, law enforcement agencies, etc.) to ensure timely and accurate subpoena response
- Oversees response efforts conducted by the Non-Routine Subpoena Project Manager, Non-Routine Subpoena Processors, etc.
- Engages external counsel where appropriate.
- Serves as a point of contact for complex inquiries from external parties such as government agencies, law enforcement, attorneys, and the judiciary.
- Conducts a Second-Level Legal Risk Review of subpoenas based on heightened risk or other non-routine characteristics and collaborates with internal stakeholders as needed.
- Provides memorandum reports to stakeholders as required based on risk criteria.
- May manage general litigation
- 12-15 years’ recent experience as an Assistant US Attorney
- Paid Vacation/Sick Time
- 401K with Company Match
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Associate Volunteer Program