Assistant Counsel Consumer Banking

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Assistant Counsel Consumer Banking page is loaded Assistant Counsel Consumer Banking Apply locations Cleveland, OH Amherst, NY time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id R-24092

Location:

127 Public Square - Cleveland, Ohio 44114

The Key Legal team is growing! KeyBank National Association is seeking an Attorney to join its Consumer Legal Team. Candidates should have demonstrated experience and familiarity with consumer financial services and a solid knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations in one or more areas of consumer banking such as deposits, home lending, or consumer non-real estate lending. The preferred location for this position is Cleveland, Ohio or Buffalo, New York. The ability to work remotely may be considered for the right candidate. This unique opportunity offers candidates coming from an in-house or law firm environment an excellent opportunity to work at a super-regional financial services institution.

Essential Job Functions
Provide legal advice and support for consumer financial services including home lending, consumer non-real estate lending and deposits through a variety of activities, including:

• Working with lines of business and support areas on product development and bank initiatives, third party service provider agreements, client agreements, marketing, sponsorship, sweepstakes materials, and managing outside counsel relationships (as appropriate).
• Drafting and reviewing client forms, disclosures and agreements.
• Reviewing and responding to regulatory and customer complaints.
• Partnering with other legal staff and on enterprise level operational issues and projects.
• Reviewing and interpreting laws, rules and regulations for applicability.
• Performing legal research and providing summaries of findings as required or assigned.
• Maintaining and periodically updating standard legal documentation for line of business use.
• Providing legal updates to line of business managers and risk partners regarding areas of expertise as appropriate.
• Otherwise performing legal work necessary to fulfill scope of responsibility.
• Other special projects as assigned.

Responsibilities include :

• Under the direction of an attorney supervisor, provides sound legal advice on routine matters
• Develops an understanding of business and regulatory environment through experience and training opportunities
• Performs legal research independently
• Understands business purpose of assignments to provide meaningful input
• Escalates issues appropriately within Key Legal
• Developing working relationships with line of business professionals and management
• Developing influencing ability; possesses interpersonal skills
• Actively participates in other daily tasks of the legal team as needed

Required Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Juris Doctor, Qualified to Apply for State Bar Membership or Active State Bar Membership
• Interest in legal issues in a large, multi-regional banking organization
• Willingness to learn new areas of the law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities as needed
• Excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships within a large organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on multiple and varied projects simultaneously

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $85,000 to $90,000 annually depending on job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance. Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

Job Posting Expiration Date: 05/05/2024

KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability , veteran status or other protected category.

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Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, KeyCorp (Key) is one of the nation’s largest financial services companies. Key provides investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance and investment banking products to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally.

At Key we’ve made a promise to our clients that they will always have a champion in us. To deliver on that promise, we’re committed to building a team of engaged employees who do the right thing for our clients and help them achieve their financial goals each and every day.

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