Senior Corporate Counsel

Position Summary

The Senior Corporate Counsel provides advice and counsel to FHLBank managers and FHLBank subject matter experts on legal matters, researches and performs legal analysis, and writes legal opinions and memoranda on issues affecting FHLBank. With respect to individual assignments, the attorney will work directly with the client but under supervision of the General Counsel or her designee. The Senior Corporate Counsel is responsible for meeting the performance requirements, deadlines and standards established for these assignments by the client and the assigning department attorney(s).

Primary Success Factors

• Provides expertise and counsel to internal Bank staff on legal matters within areas of specialization.

• Reviews, analyzes, edits and drafts Bank transaction agreements as assigned.

• Anticipate legal issues within the attorney's area of expertise and identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks to Bank.

• Researches, performs legal analysis, and writes legal memoranda on issues affecting the Bank in its banking and corporate capacities as assigned by department attorneys.

• Stays current with the law, including statutes, and regulations affecting the Bank.

• Performs additional duties and special projects as assigned in a timely, accurate manner.

• Represents the Bank in Federal Home Loan Bank System working groups, Bank management committees, and project teams to ensure the effective representation of the Bank's legal interests.

• Ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations to ensure safe and sound business operations.

• Effectively communicates to nonlawyer clients.

Required Experience

• Law Degree with a license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

• At least 5 years of experience in a law firm or corporate environment.

• 2 years experience in supporting a corporation and handling increasingly complex and sensitive legal matters with management.

• At least 2 years of experience in legal work that includes a regulatory focus, with banking regulations preferred

• Strong knowledge of one or more of the following areas and legal principles:

  • banking, financial services and/or financial institutions experience

  • commercial lending/secured transactions

  • letters of credit

• Additional relevant fields seen as a plus factor:

  • SEC disclosures and reporting

  • regulatory compliance

  • secondary mortgage market

• Basic Knowledge of capital markets, mortgages, financial analysis, economics, accounting principles or financial statements is desired.

• Requires routine level of management oversight.

• Understanding of or experience working in a regulated industry (banking, mortgage banking, real estate or financial services insurance) is preferred.

* Candidates with 3+ years' experience in a firm or corporate environment will be considered for an alternate role.

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.