Attorney - Fraud & Claims and At-Risk Persons
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Job Description:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.
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Job Description:
This job is responsible for providing legal counsel on Consumer and Wealth Management related products, services, and regulatory matters. Key responsibilities include reviewing legal documents, interpreting laws and regulations, performing legal research, and communicating legal advice to internal partners. Job expectations include directing the work of outside counsel on related matters and coordinating the work of Paralegals or other Legal staff.
Responsibilities:
Analyzes legal issues and implications on consumer banking and wealth management products, services, and regulatory matters
Communicates clear, concise, actionable, and business-informed legal advice, including occasionally to leadership
Interprets rulings, laws, and regulations from a compliance and business control standpoint
Drafts, reviews, and/or negotiates complex legal documents, such as engagement letters, debt agreements, offering documents, and legal opinions
Gathers, assesses, and evaluates information from various sources to make a judgment or inference
Supports company responses to government agency examinations and investigations, enforcement actions, private complaints, and litigation
Skills:
Advisory
Influence
Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
Risk Management
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Issue Management
Legal Drafting and Writing
Regulatory Compliance
Attention to Detail
Collaboration
Executive Presence
Legal Structures and Legal Forms
Problem Solving
Required Qualifications:
4+ years prior experience working as an attorney in a law firm or in-house legal department.
Desired Qualifications:
Prefer candidate have worked as an attorney in an in-house legal department for a financial institution, ideally working with deposit/payments (debit card, ATM, ACH, Zelle, wire transfers, checks, etc.) and credit (credit card, mortgage, HELOC, auto loans, etc.) banking products/services, particularly focused on fraud and scam-related matters, elder/at-risk person exploitation, transaction dispute claims/complaints, pre-litigation dispute resolution, risk account closures, account takeover situations, identity theft and fraud strategies. Experience with EFTA/Regulation E, TILA/Regulation Z, UCC, Reg CC and state elder exploitation/abuse laws is preferred.
Minimum Education Requirement: Doctorate degree in related field
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. Should you be offered a role with Bank of America, your hiring manager will provide you with information on the in-office expectations associated with your role. These expectations are subject to change at any time and at the sole discretion of the Company. To the extent you have a disability or sincerely held religious belief for which you believe you need a reasonable accommodation from this requirement, you must seek an accommodation through the Bank's required accommodation request process before your first day of work.
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