**Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?**
Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th
largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 180,000
colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and
community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships,
serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better
world.
With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our
culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate
toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent,
technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.
Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is
rewarded.
This is a remote position. A member of our recruitment team will discuss
location preferences with you in more detail.
**Job Summary:**
This position will be an important contributing role within the Regulatory
Legal Group (“RLG”). RLG provides corporate legal advisory and regulatory
support to executive and senior management in Head Office and regionally in
the Americas. Areas of RLG coverage include, but are not limited to,
regulatory advice (U.S. bank regulation, Volcker, etc.), strategic
initiatives, government affairs and compliance support, and regulatory
corporate governance expectations. Specific areas of legal expertise and
experience are listed below.
**Major Responsibilities:**
* Advise MUFG’s U.S. operations on U.S. bank regulatory matters, including application of and compliance with the U.S. banking laws applicable to foreign and U.S. domestic bank holding companies, U.S. offices of foreign banks, and national banks, including the Bank Holding Company Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the National Bank Act, and other regulations applicable to financial institutions (e.g. emerging climate change related matters) including regulations of the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, CFPB, and other federal and state regulatory agencies.
* Keep informed on and track state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals that would affect financial institutions.
* Prepare summaries of relevant policy debates, proposed legislation and regulations.
**Requirements:**
* Candidate preferred to be a member of the California or New York State Bar or otherwise qualified to practice law in jurisdiction where based as in-house counsel
* Minimum 7+ years of experience either as in-house counsel with a financial institution, U.S. federal financial regulatory body, other relevant government entity, or a law firm which advises financial institution clients on regulatory matters
* Experience with the development and roll-out of new financial products, including wholesale and retail
* Demonstrated ability to provide counsel and guidance to firm officers on matters ranging from complex legal questions or inquires to routine day-to-day legal matters
* Ability to analyze and research complex legal issues and translate such research and analysis into practical and effective advice to firm officers, including executives and senior management
* Expertise in bank regulatory and general business law
* Experience reviewing and digesting proposed legislation and regulations
* Excellent issue spotting, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills
* Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
* Excellent organizational and time management skills and attention to detail
* Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of
work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive
list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so
classified.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and
committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience
of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion,
gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status,
protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual
orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that
individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable
federal, state, or local law.
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