Legal Counsel

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Legal Full Time Austin, TX, US

Position Summary:

Serving as primary in-house subject matter expert providing legal advice and counsel to the Bank. This position is responsible for assisting the Senior Legal Counsel in legal matters arising from all aspects of the Third Coast Bank’s activities, with particular focus on legal and policy matters related to bank products and services, supervision and regulation, contract management, corporate governance and litigation management.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare review, negotiate, and manage broad range of company contracts (for example, purchasing/supply contracts; professional services agreements; software (SaaS), Banking as a Service (BaaS) Program Agreements, licensing arrangement, real estate related, etc.) for all areas of the Bank.
• Draft and review legal and other corporate policies, including those related to Third Coast’s compliance, credit, operations, employees, governance programs, and data/information security, privacy and retention policies.
• Work with the Senior Legal Counsel to manage and coordinate actual or threatened litigation internally and with outside counsel, as required. Activities will include review of complaints, responsive pleadings, discovery and responses to discovery requests, reviewing documentation for relevancy and attorney-client privilege, and litigation reporting efforts, including to the Board of Directors.
• Support the Compliance function in investigating or assisting in the investigation of complaints, employee related misconduct, and regulatory inquiries.
• Support branch, deposit and lending functions in customer matters, issue identification/remediation, policies and procedures, product development, development and review of customer agreements, forms and disclosure, compliance questions, and general advice.
• Provide legal counsel and support on bank and compliance regulatory requirements.
• Serve as subject matter expert for issues relating to legal process (e.g., subpoenas, garnishments, levies).
• In collaboration with the Compliance function, assist in responding to and resolving regulatory exams, audits, internal risk assessments, compliance reviews, audits, etc.
• Attend management, executive and/or board committee meetings and draft and/or prepare minutes of such meetings, as requested. Provide legal support for Board of Director meetings and assist in preparation of various materials for Board and Committee meetings.
• Legal research and analysis on issues or new legislation and regulation;
  Maintain current knowledge and keep informed of industry-specific regulations and ensure that appropriate legal and compliance strategies are in place.
• Additional potential responsibilities related to the TCB’s corporate functions may include: preparing or reviewing SEC filings, corporate governance, finance/accounting matters, and employment and benefits related matters.
• Manage ad hoc projects, as requested.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Job Type:

This is a full-time, exempt position. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel:

Travel is expected for this position.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This position uses office equipment such as computers, phones, copy and fax machines, calculators, filing cabinets and printers.

Physical Demands:

This position will be responsible for writing, typing, speaking, listening, lifting…