Attorney – Investment Banking

Job Description:

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Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for the analysis of complex legal issues and implications on matters of significant impact to Global Banking’s High Grade Debt Capital Markets business. Key responsibilities include providing practical legal advice regarding products, services, clients, contracts, or transactions, coordinating the work of outside legal counsel, identifying and escalating legal risks.

Responsibilities:

• Provides legal support to Bank of America’s High Grade Debt Capital Markets Group
• Provides legal support on a variety of debt offerings, including private placements
• Advises the High Grade Debt Capital Markets group on accounting, legal or business due diligence issues, and working with syndicate on all aspects of execution, including regulatory issues
• Drafts, reviews, and/or negotiates complex legal documents, such as engagement letters, underwriting agreements, offering documents, and legal opinions for debt offerings and liability management transactions
• Engages in policy development relating to the execution of debt capital market transactions and participates in various industry organizations, which review and comment on regulatory rule-making.
• Interprets rulings, laws, and regulations surrounding debt securities offerings and liability management transactions and products
• Communicates concise, actionable, and business-informed legal advice
• Analyzes complex legal issues and implications on matters of significant impact to the Global Banking business
• Interprets rulings, laws, and regulations surrounding debt securities offerings and liability management transactions and products
• Drafts and reviews bank policies affecting a line of business, function or product
• Coordinates the work of outside legal counsel on transactions and related projects
• Develops a deep understanding of the Global Banking Line of Business, building strong collaborative relationships with business, Risk, Compliance, and other control partners
• Advises and assists in the identification, escalation, and resolution of potential legal issues or concerns presenting economic harm and/or legal, compliance, operational, strategic, reputational and or other key risk

Skills:
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Advisory
• Legal Drafting and Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
• Problem Solving
• Regulatory Compliance
• Issue Management
• Decision Making
• Influence
• Legal Structures and Legal Forms
• Attention to Detail
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaboration

Requirements:

• JD degree
• 5+ years’ experience in capital markets (in-house or law firm)
• Strong securities (1933 Act and 1934 Act) background required

Minimum Education Requirement: Juris Doctor

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