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Truist ยท 1 day ago

Associate General Counsel - Derivatives

Truist is a financial services company, and they are seeking an Associate General Counsel to support their Derivatives business. The role involves reviewing and negotiating master trade agreements and providing legal advice to various stakeholders within the organization.

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Responsibilities

Provide significant internal client legal support day to day, on an independent basis, potentially as lead legal liaison
Responsible for assessing complex legal risk, providing legal advice, and/or assisting in resolving legal problems which may represent potential exposure to the company
Keeps abreast of legislation, regulations, and case law developments that affect the company and the banking industry in area of practice
May prepare and/or review documents and other instruments, represent the company in transactions, litigation, bankruptcy matters, or alternative dispute resolutions (as applicable), performing legal research and analysis, maintaining files and records
Identify need for and when necessary, select, engage, and direct outside counsel to undertake specific matters
Supervises direct report(s), providing work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active matters, cases, or projects

Qualification

Juris DoctorateDerivatives documentationMaster trade agreementsLegal risk assessmentPersonnel managementStress managementMicrosoft Office proficiencyWritten communicationVerbal communicationTime managementTeam-oriented mentalityInterpersonal skills

Required

Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and licensed to practice law in good standing
Ten years of post-bar experience in a law firm, government, and/or corporate settings
Possess effective personnel management skills
Possess superior written and verbal communication skills
Ability to prioritize matters, utilize time management skills, and move between matters fluidly
Ability to handle a heavy workload, manage stress effectively and meet critical deadlines
Able to work autonomously without close supervision
Team-oriented mentality and excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

Preferred

Experience with the review and negotiation of MRA, MSFTA, and MSLAs, including any accompanying collateral documentation
Experience with the negotiation and drafting of derivatives documentation (including advanced level of the review and negotiation of ISDA master agreements, credit support annex, protocols, confirmations and definitions
Experience with the drafting, review and negotiations of Initial Margin documentation

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
10 days of vacation
10 sick days
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan
Restricted stock units
Deferred compensation plan

Company

Truist is the sixth-largest commercial bank in the U.S.

H1B Sponsorship

Truist has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (313)
2024 (247)
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2022 (275)
2021 (278)
2020 (270)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2021-01-01Seed

Leadership Team

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Michael Maguire
Chief Financial Officer
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James Cordovana
SVP of Cloud Security Enterprise Architect
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