Staff Legal Counsel

Great Southern Bank • Springfield, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Staff Legal Counsel is responsible for various duties within the bank’s legal department. This includes handling and reviewing consumer and commercial bankruptcies, as well as researching and advising bank management and personnel on a range of legal issues within the scope of bank business operations. Additionally, Staff Legal Counsel keeps the Managing Director of Legal Department, and the Chief Risk Officer informed concerning developments within their area of responsibility.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• A J.D. Degree (Law) is required
• A minimum of 3 years relative experience
• Regular use of desktop/laptop computer, basic operating systems, and specialized software systems
• Basic experience with alphanumeric data entry, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word Processing
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reviewing and handling a diverse range of consumer and commercial bankruptcy cases from multiple jurisdictions. Duties include filing proofs of claim, submitting various motions to the bankruptcy court, assessing court treatment of loans, collaborating with outside legal counsel, and providing recommendations on the appropriate handling of specific cases.
• Reviews new and existing lending transactions to ensure all required documentation for loan file closing is complete. Focuses on loan documents prepared by outside legal counsel and reviews due diligence materials, including real estate title information, flood certificates, appraisals, surveys, lien searches, and documents related to the borrowing entity.
• Reviews new and existing contractual agreements affecting the bank as determined by the Managing Director of Legal Department. Ensures all documentation has been received and reviewed to close the transactions, focusing specifically on ensuring that the contractual agreement meets all policy and procedures of the bank and seeks necessary internal approval when required.
• Researches and advises bank associates regarding a variety of legal issues and challenges facing a financial institution as necessary for improvement of the bank’s policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Responsible for curing defects in documentation as necessary to properly resolve legal issues in connection with lending and deposit transactions, which may not be available in the bank’s standard documentation software programs and documenting any discrepancies found and/or the documentation needed for all incomplete files that do not fall within the guidelines of bank or loan approval.
• Assists the Special Assets Department and Collections Departments in working through certain workout and foreclosure files at the direction of the Managing Director of Legal Department.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance, punctuality and personal appearance.
• Reads, writes, and communicates in a clear and efficient manner via various types of correspondence, such as, in person, phone, email, letters, etc.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures, as well as all applicable banking rules, regulations, and laws (including BSA/AML).
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Great Southern Bank is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed at every level.
• We celebrate and value differences in age, outlook, cultural background, lifestyle, and physical ability.
• We offer career opportunities and advancement across a wide range of disciplines.
• At Great Southern Bank, we are willing to accommodate for those with reasonable requests.
• Great Southern Bank is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, treating all candidates and employees equitably without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by law.

What This Job Offers

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