MVB

Associate General Counsel

MVB

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Alabama • Arizona • United States

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About the role

  • Serve as a senior legal advisor, providing strategic legal and regulatory counsel to MVB and its business units on the most complex and consequential matters.
  • Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial contracts, strategic partnerships, and high-value agreements.
  • Direct and conduct sophisticated legal research, develop authoritative legal opinions on novel issues, and draft complex legal documents to support MVB and MVB business unit activities.
  • Advise Executive/Senior management on legal risks and strategies for mitigation.
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve contract templates for client partners and vendors to mitigate risk for the Company and streamline negotiations for use by internal stakeholders.
  • Manage coordination with external counsel and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with evolving corporate goals
  • Partner with business leaders to enable MVB’s growth initiatives while ensuring robust systems and controls are in place to maintain compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
  • Lead and oversee regulatory reporting and interfacing activities with federal and state agencies, including examinations and enforcement matters.
  • Leads reviews with internal audit to fulfill company audit requirements.
  • Support risk management activities, including development of functional domain risk assessments, compilation of product and service risk assessments, and development of risk management strategies.
  • Mentor, train, and develop junior attorneys and legal staff, providing guidance on professional growth and substantive legal matters.
  • May supervise direct reports and is responsible for their performance management and career development.
  • Maintain corporate client confidentiality in connection with opportunities involving material non-public information or tied to personally identifying information.
  • The position will require occasional travel and consistent work efforts in excess of 40 hours per week, including outside of normal business hours, in order to meet MVB and customer needs.

Requirements

  • Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.
  • Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority (WV or VA bar admission a plus).
  • Minimum 8-12 years of progressive experience practicing in a corporate legal department and/or law firm with emphasis on banking/finance, including demonstrated experience handling complex, high-stakes matters.
  • Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate, commercial, contract law).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation capabilities
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, professional presentation, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to think critically, creatively and with care in a fast-paced, complex work environment.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and to work collaboratively as part of a team in a busy, fast-paced environment.
  • Proven ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal stakeholders at all levels.
  • Exceptional negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • High ethical standards, integrity, and sound judgment in dealing with confidential and sensitive issues.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and handle multiple complex matters simultaneously.
  • Business minded and problem solver mentality.
  • Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills, especially negotiation skills.
  • Strong judgement and professional integrity.
  • Capacity to grasp concepts quickly.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and web-based software applications.
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