Legal Counsel

The Legal Counsel at UMB works hand in hand with line of business leaders to research and advise on legal issues; evaluate, educate clients regarding, and help to minimize risk; review, negotiate and draft agreements; participate in projects and process improvements; prepare and distribute regular status reports; summarize trends and issues.

Requirements

• JD and license to practice law
• 4+ years of commercial banking legal experience
• Mastery of payment systems law, including Article 4A of the UCC, the NACHA rules, familiarity with check and ACH clearinghouse arrangements.
• Experience negotiating complex documents with sophisticated opposing counsel.
• Strong leadership and teaming capabilities and the ability to operate independently and collaboratively.
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of legal issues in assigned areas.
• Strong skills in relationship building, critical thinking, strategic vision, and ability to mitigate risk in decision making.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) matching program
• annual incentive pay
• paid holidays
• comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
• health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts
• adoption assistance
• employee assistance program
• fitness reimbursement
• tuition reimbursement
• associate wellbeing program
• associate emergency fund
• various associate banking benefits