Hybrid Senior Associate General Counsel – Commercial Lending

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About the role

  • Senior Associate General Counsel leading legal team for commercial lending transactions at Huntington. Advising on complex deals while managing a skilled legal team in fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of attorneys supporting Syndicated & Leveraged Finance, Sponsor Finance, Corporate & Specialty Banking, and Middle Market Banking
  • Provide strategic legal advice on complex commercial lending transactions, including leveraged finance, sponsor finance, and syndicated lending transactions
  • Analyze and interpret legal, regulatory, and market developments affecting commercial lending and proactively advise leadership on emerging trends and risks
  • Build strong, scalable legal processes to support commercial lending activity across the Commercial Bank
  • Assist in development and management of Huntington’s program for management of external counsel relationships
  • Collaborate closely with Risk, Credit, Operations, Technology and Compliance colleagues regarding operational and regulatory risk and control issues
  • Advise the business with respect to new products and services
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholder groups
  • Work in partnership with other members of the Commercial Legal Team to establish best practices

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree and JD required
  • Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the state/jurisdiction in which the position is based
  • A minimum of 15 years of law firm and/or in-house legal department experience advising financial institutions
  • Demonstrated expertise in leveraged finance, sponsor finance and syndicated lending transactions
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable legal processes within a large, complex financial institution
  • Familiarity with bank regulatory expectations applicable to commercial lending activities
  • Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing legal team
  • Strong judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
  • Excellent communication skills and capacity to engage effectively with senior executives and business partners
  • Proficient in handling a large number of issues and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangement
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Senior Associate General Counsel – Commercial Lending

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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