CounselSenior Counsel

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What youll do:

• Responsible for advising business lines regarding compliance with laws and regulations applicable to the assigned practice area(s). This includes legal updates to business leaders and compliance related to the applicable business lines.
• Provide legal support (diligence drafting negotiation) on practice-specific business transactions in particular in the areas of mergers and acquisitions corporate finance SEC compliance and board and subsidiary governance.
• Support business lines in following and implementing policies and satisfying applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with compliance and risk partners to advise the Bank on laws and regulations.
• Partner with other Counsel members on business transactions operational issues and projects. Perform legal research as assigned by Senior Counsel or Deputy General Counsel.

What youll need:

• 5 years of related experience in Legal.
• Juris Doctor Degree required.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general banking operations including deposit operations loan administration treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations rules and regulations industry standards and practices.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Expert speaking and writing communication skills.

Benefits youll love:
We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona Alliance Association Bank Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation