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Description
MidFirst Bank seeks an experienced attorney to join our Legal Department and support a variety of banking and corporate initiatives. In this role, you will be part of a team of attorneys primarily advising on commercial and private banking matters, including commercial and consumer lending; deposit accounts; trust and wealth management products and services; and treasury management products and services. You will also support the Bank’s corporate matters, including contracting and vendor management; real estate acquisition, development and leasing; intellectual property; and mergers and acquisitions. The role interacts with a broad range of internal colleagues—both within the Legal Department and across the Bank—and with outside counsel.
Key Responsibilities
Examples of some of your key responsibilities include:
- Providing business units with timely, thoughtful legal advice on a variety of legal matters
- Partnering with business units to provide legal and strategic advice that helps achieve business objectives while managing legal and other risks
- Collaborating with and participating in cross-functional teams to assess and implement new products and technologies and/or process changes
- Identifying, researching and analyzing legal issues and preparing legal memos and correspondence
- Reviewing, negotiating, and drafting legal documents such as vendor agreements, customer agreements, loan-related agreements, account-related agreements and notices, and real estate-related agreements
- Managing outside counsel and overseeing matters assigned to outside counsel
- Creating and providing training to business units, as needed
- Maintaining currency with industry trends and legal developments affecting lending, banking, real estate and corporate law
Qualifications and Skills
Successful candidates will possess the following qualifications and have a demonstrated track record with the following skills:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials
- Active member in good standing of at least one state bar association, with OK, TX, CO, AZ, or CA bar license preferred
- 5+ years of legal experience, with experience in banking, commercial lending, real estate and/or corporate law
- Good legal and business judgement
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to research, analyze and problem-solve
- Eagerness to develop expertise in banking and other relevant areas of law
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to effectively manage a broad range of projects and priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to work independently and to interact effectively with others at all levels of the Bank
