General Counsel

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General Counsel
The candidate will be responsible for: Provides expert and strategic advice to management and business units on legal matters. Provides advice on legal risks and complex legal matters and proactively provides solutions that consider multiple inputs, applicable risks and impacts. Drafts, negotiates and advises concerning material agreements and oversees the review of non-material agreements to minimize risks and maximize legal rights in alignment with corporate risk posture. Manages complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas. May provide guidance on material purchases and sales, acquisitions, engagement of vendors for new and complex services, complex business loans, and current and/or future business structures and legal entities. Sets internal governance policies managing risk, the impact of external factors and the effectiveness of internal operations. Those policies may include, but are not limited to, ethics and conflict of interest policies. Facilitates the implementation of governance policies, practices and systems and the continuous improvement in governance. Promotes corporate governance and, as needed, provide general legal education and training to company personnel. Ensures business practices and policies/procedures meet regulatory requirements. Monitors and provides comment on pending legislation and regulation. May participate on advisory committees to regulators and related government agencies. Drafts and recommends to management the credit union’s position on legal and regulatory issues. Assesses the merits of cases filed against or on behalf of the credit union and work to define a strategic defense and approve settlements of disputes where warranted. Engages and manages outside counsel to ensure costs are within budget, and supervises and coordinates work performed by outside counsel. Maintains the patent and trademark portfolios for the company and apply for intellectual property registrations. Performs other duties as assigned. Must have thorough understanding and high-level knowledge of all aspects of the legal, regulatory, and compliance matters impacting credit unions and the financial services industry, and must have a thorough high-level understanding of credit union operations. Should have significant level of diplomacy, trust, and confidentiality. High degree of professional ethics and integrity. Fosters sound relationships with other entities, companies, and/or individuals. Must have Juris Doctorate degree from accredited law school. Active memberships in the Oregon and Washington State Bar associations are required. Should have 5+ years relevant experience, either as in-house counsel or as outside counsel advising on financial institution consumer compliance, corporate governance matters, and banking/credit union regulatory issues. Must have previous experience working with directors and regulators is required. Must be well versed in regulatory and risk management issues.

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