Associate General Counsel - Commercial - Morristown, NJ

Valley National Bank
United States, New Jersey, Morristown
Jul 22, 2025
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Structure, draft, negotiate and review loan documentation for middle market transactions, including credit agreements, collateral agreements, intercreditor agreements, participation agreements, among others. * Review of documentation for syndicated and participated facilities. * Draft and review consents, waivers, reservations of rights, as well provide advice in connection with pre-workout or workout credits. * Draft and review other documents such as confidentiality agreements, non-reliance letters, termination and release letters. * Knowledge of laws, regulations, case law and market trends affecting the bank's commercial lending business. * Work with representatives from various departments to address the legal requirements for policies and procedures. * Identify and assess legal risk and provide legal advice and assistance in resolving or escalating matters related to commercial lending transactions. * Manage outside counsel. * Assist with developing and maintaining loan document forms. * Provide internal clients with timely, effective, accurate, business-sensitive, professional, creative and comprehensive responses and other services to achieve business objectives. Provide legal advice and guidance to senior management and department heads of the bank and its subsidiaries. * Establish and maintain working relationships across all levels of the organization to be a trusted advisor on legal matters. * Conduct business dealings to the highest ethical standards and in compliance with legal requirements and policies.