Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Lending
About The Position
KeyBank National Association is seeking an attorney to lead its Commercial Lending team. The Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Lending serves as primary legal counsel supporting KeyBank's Small Business, Business Banking, Middle Market, SBA, and related commercial lending businesses. The role provides legal advice, risk management guidance, documentation support, regulatory interpretation, policy development, and strategic counsel across the full lifecycle of commercial lending products and operations. The position works closely with lending, credit, operations, compliance, risk management, closing teams, servicing teams, technology teams, and outside counsel to help ensure that commercial lending activities are consistent with KeyBank's risk appetite. Candidates should demonstrate strong experience in working in legal environments and have depth of expertise in applicable laws and regulations. The candidate should have management experience as this position will lead another attorney, also supporting Commercial Lending. The preferred location for this position is Cleveland, Ohio, or Buffalo, New York.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, Juris Doctor, Active State Bar Membership
- 10 years minimum relevant experience in a law firm or in-house
- Mastery in assigned support area, with a specific focus on understanding the full commercial lending lifecycle from both a legal and operational perspective
- Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills
- Experience providing proactive, solution-oriented advice on important legal, business and regulatory issues
- In-depth understanding of the banking industry and regulatory environment
- If relevant, ability to manage, train and supervise junior attorneys and paralegals
- Mature understanding of law firm billing and pricing practices to enable oversight of outside counsel
- Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships within a large organization, including at the most senior levels
- Willingness to learn new areas of the law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities as needed
- Experience providing proactive, solution-oriented advice on important legal, business and regulatory issues
- Ability to work in fast paced environment and assist team with managing demands based on understanding of organizational priorities
Responsibilities
- Provides senior level consultation on complex matters that influence business outcomes
- Leverages deep knowledge of the law and business to design solutions that drive bottom-line impact; develops problem solving skills in others
- Provides proactive counsel and advice that facilitates line of business/corporate initiatives
- Makes recommendations to lines of business including senior management and direct manager on how to respond to legal issues on proposed changes in laws and regulations
- Actively partners with outside counsel when needed
- Is a recognized subject matter expert at Key on legal areas within the scope of coverage
- Supports governance activities through management committee involvement
- Coaches and develops consultation skills in other attorneys
- Actively leads and supports employee engagement actions
- Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice
- Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.
Benefits
- Eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
