Deputy General Counsel – Corporate & Commercial
Blue Energy
Senior Counsel / Associate General Counsel
Forbright Bank
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chevy Chase • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Interact with and correspond with external parties, including regulators
- Oversee strategy and manage outside counsel in handling litigation, routine subpoenas, and government subpoenas and investigations
- Work with Deputy General Counsel and other members of the Legal team to provide risk assessments and form appropriate litigation strategy
- Maintain legal files and litigation summaries
- Analyze and respond to various legal correspondence, including attorney demand letters
- Manage escalated consumer complaint responses
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Compliance/Licensing, Operations, Servicing, and other groups to advise on federal and state consumer regulatory compliance, including state and federal privacy law
- Present on compliance, legal, and complaint matters, as requested
- Ensure timely identification, mitigation, and resolution of existing and emerging legal issues and risks, and escalating appropriate issues as needed
- Support the continuous improvement of the Company's legal processes
- Keep informed of industry-specific regulations to ensure that appropriate risk management strategies are in place
- Assist with NDAs, service level agreements, and other types of commercial agreements
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) Degree; membership in good standing in a state bar association required
- Minimum of 6-8 years of experience practicing litigation
- Minimum of 2 years working in (or with) the financial services and/or tech industries
- Deep understanding of consumer regulatory issues as they relate to consumer lending or servicing required
- Proven experience with defending companies in consumer litigation, as well as pre-litigation disputes
- Experience practicing in-house as a financial services regulatory lawyer, with specific experience in consumer lending, and a strong understanding of how to apply and navigate the state and federal regulations around financial services and technology preferred
- Experience reviewing and negotiating NDAs, service level agreements, licensing agreements, partnership agreements and/or other types of commercial agreements preferred
- Experience working in the Solar or Home Improvement space preferred
- Experience with state and federal privacy laws and regulations preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills
- Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented
- Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- 4 weeks PTO
- 401k + company match
- Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
- Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions
- Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
- Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!
- Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner
- The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner
- American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
litigationconsumer regulatory compliancerisk assessmentsnegotiating agreementsdefending companies in consumer litigationpre-litigation disputesfinancial services regulatory lawstate and federal privacy lawscommercial agreementsconsumer lending
Soft skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingtime managementself-motivatedadaptablecollaborative
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)membership in state bar association
