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Job Description
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Shift: M-F 8AM to 5 PM
Job Status: Full-Time
Company: PREMIER Bankcard
About the Role
Responsible for providing a broad range of legal support for regulatory, compliance, credit card lending, retail banking, payments, vendor contracts and other related matters. Assists with a wide range of legal matters including product counseling, commercial transactions and contractual support, litigation, regulatory exams and compliance, and general business line requests.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop legal assessments, interpretations, recommendations, and opinions on laws, policies and regulatory issues related to bank policy, product, service, or course of action.
- Monitor regulatory changes, communications and significant legislation that may affect marketing and operations and provide input to company's departments on the impact of proposed changes in regulation.
- Advise on special projects as needed, including new product developments, by providing creative, proactive and results orientated advice while taking into consideration their legal and regulatory impact.
- Review and determine appropriate responses to third-party subpoenas and government requests for information and documents.
- Conduct research on various multijurisdictional legal issues.
- Under the direction of Senior Legal Counsel, assist with nationwide consumer financial services litigation matters and disputes of all levels of exposure with an emphasis on TCPA, FCRA and consumer lending matters, fact investigations, legal holds, research, discovery, and other related tasks.
- Under the direction of Senior Legal Counsel, review and draft a wide range of contracts with third party vendors and service providers, providing guidance and advice in connection with the contract execution process, assisting as needed with contract renewals and amendments, and supporting contract compliance.
- Assist with development and standardization of disclosures across businesses for credit card marketing programs.
- Collaborate with marketing, risk and compliance to develop and approve material.
- Identify regulatory and legal gaps within area of expertise and assists in addressing such gaps.
Skills and Qualifications
- Preferred 3-5 years of experience in the banking or finance industry.
- Preferred 3-5 years of experience practicing law.
- Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association accredited law school and licensed to practice law in the State of South Dakota, or able to qualify for admission in South Dakota within 180 days of employment.
- Will interact with multiple areas and management, must be flexible and able to successfully manage a wide range of assignments simultaneously.
Competitive Benefits Package
- Full medical benefits when working 20+ hours per week
- Traditional and High Deductible health plan options available
- FREE dental and vision coverage
- Generous Paid Time Off plans
- 401(k) – dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% of total compensation
- Special discounts and offers for events at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
- PREMIER Wellness Program
- Paid Community Volunteer Hours – PREMIER averages 30,000 hours per year
- Fun Employee Parties
Our Culture
- Emphasis on personal success, respect, health, wellness, fun and giving back
- Employees are rewarded, valued, and celebrated for hard work
- Various Career advancement opportunities and growth
- Appreciation is shown through concerts, outdoor bashes, cash, car giveaways and more
