Deputy General Counsel - Bank & Trust

Why Stifel Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success. What You'll Be Doing The Deputy General Counsel will advise and support Stifel’s growing banks and trust companies as part of an established team of legal colleagues, in cooperation with compliance and other professionals. Experience in supporting regulated banks and their lending activities is required. Successful lawyers at Stifel combine action at the speed of business with the accuracy, knowledge and sophistication that protects our clients’ and the firm’s interests. What We're Looking For Advise on:• Deposits and treasury management• Commercial and consumer lending • Commercial contracts and other banking products, services, and business initiatives Conduct and support:• Due diligence, workouts, disputes and distressed credit matters• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, including relevant regulatory requirements • Identification, assessment and advising of legal and regulatory risk • Monitoring of legal and regulatory landscape and changes What You'll Bring • Strong knowledge of federal and state banking laws and regulations applicable to regulated financial institutions • Significant firm or in-house experience supporting commercial banks and other regulated financial institutions• Demonstrated expertise with the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and secured credits • Independence, integrity, team play and client relationship acumen Education & Experience • J.D. degree from an accredited law school and admission to a state bar in good standing• 5 – 9 years of experience practicing law, primarily in or for banking institutions or other regulated financial institutions Compensation Range Salary: USD $200,000.00/Yr. - USD $275,000.00/Yr. Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate’s qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel’s overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Stifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more! To view a more comprehensive list of Stifel’s current offerings, please visit Applications are accepted until the position is filled. About Stifel Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.Stifel’s bank and trust companies are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following information: Know Your Rights.Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job SummaryCategory: LegalPosition Type: Regular | Full TimeWork Type: Onsite