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Job Title

Senior Counsel - Finance

Location:

CityScape

What You'll Do

Senior Counsel works with the bank’s and its affiliates’ (collectively, the “Company’s”) business partners, executives, and other Legal Department staff to provide legal advice, counsel and support with respect to a wide variety of matters, but primarily the Company’s lending business and credit administration. Senior Counsel should have a variety of commercial finance experience (including deal structuring and loan origination), and demonstrate exceptional communication skills, critical thinking and judgment, and the ability to become a trusted legal and business advisor within the Company.

What We Are Looking For

• Provide legal advice and support (structuring, diligence, negotiation, etc.) on broad spectrum of commercial finance transactions, such as C&I, asset based lending, warehouse lending, equipment finance, resort finance, franchise finance, syndicated and structured transactions, public finance and commercial real estate.
• Advise and participate in the development of credit and lending policies, procedures and quality control programs.
• Autonomously handle routine and complex business transactions, including drafting and negotiating legal documents.
• Manage outside counsel with respect to loan origination, special assets, collection and lending-related litigation matters.
• Direct or participate on strategic teams to develop and implement Company products and initiatives.
• Advise the Company regarding compliance with laws and regulations applicable to commercial bank lenders.
• Oversee the work of outside counsel for various engagements on behalf of the Company.
• Advise the bank with respect to compliance with applicable lending laws and regulations.
• Participate in company and department initiatives, as needed.
• Oversee attorney or non-attorney staff as necessary to ensure the delivery of quality legal services.
• Ability to speak, listen, see (with or without correction).
• Ability to function in a typical office environment, engaging in activities such as writing, typing, walking, standing, speaking, listening, lifting (up to 25 pounds), carrying, reaching, kneeling. Ability to use a variety of computer related equipment.
• Ability to read documents or instruments, engage in detailed work, problem solving, reasoning, math, language, presentations, verbal communication, written communication, analytical reasoning, stress, training others, multiple concurrent tasks and constant interruptions.

What You Need To Have

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in Arizona or other U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of relevant experience or training in private practice or in-house.
• Advanced knowledge in a broad spectrum of commercial finance transactions, including deal structuring, origination, workout and enforcement.
• Exceptional writing, drafting and negotiating skills; ability to synthesize legal research and concepts and translate into business guidance.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.

Benefits You’ll Love

We offer all the important things you'd 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 program. In addition, you’ll 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 HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. 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.

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