Senior Legal Counsel
First Financial Bank

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Delivers legal analysis, integrity, trust, and sound judgment to First Financial. The role has knowledge of laws governing financial services and consistently monitors legislative developments impacting commercial, retail and consumer loan and deposit products and services.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Interprets and prepares legal documents
  
• Provides legal counsel to relevant business partners of the holding company, the bank and their affiliated entities.
  
• Assists in monitoring, identifying, developing, and communicating policies and procedures to conform with legal and regulatory requirements.
  
• Draft, review, and revise contracts, policies and other documents involving the company's legal rights and/or duties.
  
• Negotiate consumer deposit and lending / commercial deposit and lending / real estate documents.
  
• Design / manage outside counsel prepared documents.
  
• Assist in revisions of bank standard loan documents/ templates.
  
• Negotiate and/or advise on property matters for facilities group (leases, purchase contracts).
  
• Work with the company's outside counsel to ensure proper representation of the company and its affiliates.
  
• Monitor legislation and other legal developments affecting the company.
  
• Provide support, as necessary, on merger and acquisition transactions.
  
• Research legal issues to ensure compliance in areas of expertise.
  
• Confer with company officers, customers, and other legal counsel on a variety of legal matters.
  
• Added responsibilities as designated by the general counsel or his/her designate.
  

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Undergraduate degree necessary and Law Degree (JD) from an accredited law school in the US.
  
• Active state bar license
  
• 4+ years of relevant experience with a strong interest in consumer, corporate and commercial finance and financial services work.
  
• Familiarity with laws governing consumer products (Reg DD, Reg E, Reg D, Reg CC, UDAAP, Reg P, FCRA, TCPA, Reg Z, and Reg B.
  
• Ability to concisely and effectively communicate complex matters in oral and written form
  
• Must be capable of handling multiple tasks amidst pressing deadlines, managing a substantial workload and client expectations, and interacting with associates and management at all levels
  

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Video conferencing, electronic discovery, & litigation support
  
• Law firm or in-house counsel experience working with the retail, consumer, commercial, and/or wealth business lines
  

Level of Complexity and Scope

• Handles complex issues
  
• Performs work with a high degree of latitude
  

Degree of Independence and Decision-Making

• Uses subject-matter expertise to collaborate and advise others
  
• Exercises independent judgement and raises sensitive or contentious issues in a timely manner
  

Required Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to legal staff as needed
  

Physical Requirements

• Standing
  
• Long duration of sitting in an office setting
  
• Hearing
  
• Seeing
  
• Walking
  
• Driving as needed
  

Compliance Statement

• The associate is responsible for meeting all compliance requirements imposed on First Financial Bank by State and Federal law and regulation, as well as all related First Financial Bank policies and procedures. This includes all Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC and Suspicious Activity reporting requirements, as well as all other lending and deposit compliance requirements.
  

It is our policy to not discriminate against any individual in violation of federal, state, and local laws as it relates to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran/military service, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are an E-Verify Employer.

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