Scotiabank · 2 days ago
Associate Director, Legal Counsel
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $197K/yr
4+ years expScotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas, and they are seeking an Associate Director, Legal Counsel to provide legal support for the U.S. Global Banking & Markets business. The role involves advising on corporate and investment banking matters, drafting and negotiating legal agreements, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Provides day-to-day legal advice and support to Scotiabank’s U.S. corporate lending and investment banking businesses, including investment grade lending, project and infrastructure finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, and M&A financial advisory
Provides secondary support to Scotiabank’s trade finance business, including letters of credit and working capital solutions
Drafts, negotiates and advises on structuring a wide range of corporate and investment banking agreements, including, without limitation, commitment papers, syndicated and bilateral loan facilities, letter of credit and reimbursement agreements, corporate guarantees, intercreditor and security agreements, sellside and buyside M&A engagement letters, legal opinions, disclaimers, confidentiality agreements, and non-reliance letters
Advises stakeholders from the bank’s LatAm network on matters with a U.S. nexus
Partners with internal stakeholders to structure products and transactions and to build robust processes for managing legal and regulatory risk
Provides legal assistance in launching and building key strategic projects and initiatives
Supports the development and maintenance of client-facing legal templates
Contributes to a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge
Advises internal stakeholders, including the front office and other corporate functions, in rolling out key strategic projects and new business initiatives
Analyzes legal and regulatory issues in areas of practice and provides timely and well-researched work product to clients on complex legal matters
Contributes to efficient and effective relationships with outside counsel and manages legal costs and invoices
Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
Demonstrates a proactive approach to developing competency in unfamiliar practice areas
Pursues effective adherence to Scotiabank’s Values and its Code of Conduct, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/sanctions, and conduct risk
Qualification
Required
J.D. and licensed attorney in good standing admitted or otherwise authorized to practice law in the states of Texas and/or New York
Minimum of 4 years of legal experience advising on complex corporate lending at a money-center or large investment bank and/or large international law firm
Working knowledge of the regulatory and compliance requirements applicable to banks
Preferred
Prior in-house experience
Experience in one or more of the following additional areas: project finance, trade finance (letters of credit and receivables finance), and mergers and acquisitions
Experience supporting financings in the energy and/or power and utilities sectors
Fluency in Spanish
Benefits
Flexible benefit programs
Holistic well-being
Company
Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a banking firm that provides banking and financial services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.07B2024-04-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.07B
1972-03-01IPO
Leadership Team
Jabar Singh
President & CEO Scotiabank Colpatria (Colombia) & Head Central America & Caribbean
L.Scott Thomson
President and CEO
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