Legal Counsel

UMB’s Corporate Legal department serves many lines of business throughout our footprint by providing legal education, counsel and advice. They facilitate the needs of their clients (UMB Financial Corporation, its subsidiaries and its shareholders) through subject matter expertise, as well as relationships with outside counsel, where necessary. The Legal Counsel at UMB works hand in hand with line of business leaders and stakeholders to research and advise on legal issues; evaluate, educate clients regarding, and help to minimize risk; review, negotiate and draft agreements; participate in projects and process improvements; prepare and distribute regular status reports; summarize trends and issues.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing, and executing meetings of the Boards of Directors and their committees, including annual and special meetings.
• Draft, review, and edit board and committee minutes, agendas, resolutions, consents, and related materials.
• Assist in maintaining corporate records and governance databases, including minute books, charters, bylaws, policies, and director/officer records, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness.
• Support the preparation, review, and filing of SEC documents, including current, quarterly, and annual reports and proxy materials, ownership reports and registration statements in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Assist with stock exchange compliance and governance‑related listing requirements, including director independence assessments and committee composition tracking.
• Assist with bank and bank holding company regulatory compliance from a board and governance standpoint.
• Support insider trading compliance administration, including maintenance of blackout calendars, under supervision.
• Maintain awareness of evolving regulatory and governance trends and prepare summaries or recommendations for the Corporate Secretary function.
• Collaborate with different lines of businesses and corporate support functions to ensure that operations and strategies are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• JD and license to practice law.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in corporate law, securities, or company governance; experience within financial services or a publicly traded environment strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with SEC reporting, stock exchange listing standards and corporate governance best practices.
• Familiarity with Regulation O and a financial or accounting background is a bonus.
• Strong leadership and teaming capabilities and the ability to operate independently and collaboratively.
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to distill complex topics for diverse stakeholders.
• Strong working knowledge of legal issues in assigned areas.
• Strong skills in relationship building, critical thinking, strategic vision, and ability to mitigate risk in decision making.

Benefits

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include paid time off, 401(k) matching, annual incentive pay, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and other insurance coverage, health savings, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, adoption assistance, employee assistance program, fitness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, associate wellbeing program, associate emergency fund, and various associate banking benefits.

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