Corporate Attorney

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose.
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10K
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

 

Job Description

Directs all legal aspects of sophisticated commercial loan and other legal transactions. Provides legal advice on an ongoing basis, including direction on legal opinions, legislation, regulation, and bank wide legal services, other issues of bank wide importance and issues concerning areas of expertise. Experienced attorney responsible for handling legal matters, the significance or complexity of which is commensurate with the attorney's level of experience. Protects CoBank by minimizing its exposure to legal risk and keeping legal expenses to a minimum. Exercises proactive, independent judgment to achieve legal goals for CoBank

Essential Functions

1.Directs and handles all legal aspects of sophisticated commercial loan transactions. Consults with and advises relationship managers and other associates concerning these transactions. 2.Provides legal services, legal counsel, guidance, recommendations, and proactive advice on complex legal issues to assigned individual banking groups/divisions/management. 3.Conducts legal research and issues legal opinions. 4.Prepares, reviews, negotiates and/or interprets various legal instruments and documents of all types such as contracts, leases, loan agreements and other agreements. 5.Advises the Deputy General Counsel and bank staff on the implications of new, revised, or proposed laws or regulations, court decisions, orders, or general business law affecting the bank or its operations. 6.Helps to establish the Legal Division’s short- and long-term strategic goals and objectives. 7.Represents the bank at meetings and conferences as appropriate, with special emphasis on areas of expertise. Develops and presents information on legal matters to these groups and other related meetings, seminars or institutes.

Education

• JD from an accredited law school and state bar admission. Preferably, with law review or equivalent experience. required

Work Experience

3 years of relevant experience representing lenders and borrowers in negotiating, documenting, and closing a wide range of commercial financing transactions. required

Physical Exertion Details

Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirement Details

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $119,200 - $146,640. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

 

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and