Senior Counsel, Commercial Banking

PNC • Birmingham, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Senior Counsel within PNC's Corporate Governance organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, or Birmingham, AL. In this role, the Senior Counsel will provide broad and varied legal guidance and support, such as: providing legal advice and support to relationship managers, underwriters, credit officers and documentation specialists on lending matters of varying complexity; collaborating with clients and colleagues to improve internal processes and enhance efficiency consistent with PNC’s risk framework while also delivering a positive customer experience; advising internal loan administrators and operations support areas regarding ongoing administration of loans, including collateral, booking and other servicing issues; training internal clients and partners; selecting and overseeing services of approved outside counsel; drafting, reviewing and/or negotiating loan documents relating to all types of corporate and commercial loan transactions; maintaining standard loan forms; and collaborating with the lines of business to spot and resolve issues associated with the development of new initiatives, products and services. PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• 8+ years of industry-relevant experience.
• Significant experience with secured transactions (including real estate secured transactions) and related commercial lending laws.
• Meaningful experience representing financial services companies in large corporate, middle market, commercial and small business lending transactions.
• Excellent business judgment, sound decision-making and solid problem-solving and legal analytical skills.
• Ability to think strategically to identify trends and risks, and ability to facilitate and implement solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization, both orally and in writing.
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and collaboratively, as appropriate.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with tax-exempt/bond, syndicated, cross-border, and letter of credit transactions.
• Familiarity with small business, SBA guaranteed facilities and Community Development transactions.

Responsibilities

• Provides broad and varied legal guidance and support.
• Provides legal advice and support to relationship managers, underwriters, credit officers and documentation specialists on lending matters of varying complexity.
• Collaborates with clients and colleagues to improve internal processes and enhance efficiency consistent with PNC’s risk framework while also delivering a positive customer experience.
• Advises internal loan administrators and operations support areas regarding ongoing administration of loans, including collateral, booking and other servicing issues.
• Trains internal clients and partners.
• Selects and oversees services of approved outside counsel.
• Drafts, reviews and/or negotiates loan documents relating to all types of corporate and commercial loan transactions.
• Maintains standard loan forms.
• Collaborates with the lines of business to spot and resolve issues associated with the development of new initiatives, products and services.
• Performs significant and complex legal work while regularly interacting with management.
• Oversees legal research, analysis, consultation, and documentation within a framework of legal compliance and risk management.
• Responsible for managing the expense for outside counsel relationships, provides strategic direction on when to leverage outside counsel.
• Works with outside counsel combining their advice with analysis and feedback from internal stakeholders to provide practical guidance.
• Networks with outside organizations to advance legal interests and legal health of the corporation and its industry.

Benefits

• medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
• dental and vision options
• employee and spouse/child life insurance
• short and long-term disability protection
• 401(k) with PNC match
• pension and stock purchase plans
• dependent care reimbursement account
• back-up child/elder care
• adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
• educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
• a robust wellness program with financial incentives
• maternity and/or parental leave
• up to 11 paid holidays each year
• 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
• between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior