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Austin, Texas, Us

Manage Legal Department of federally chartered, highly regulated Farm Credit funding bank. Handle all employment law matters, including compliance with federal and state employment law, and drafting employment-related agreements, policies, and procedures. Provide advice and counsel regarding banking and consumer finance regulations. Provide advice and counsel on complex corporate finance transactions. Assist with corporate governance and due diligence functions. Serve as Standards of Conduct Official and oversee Standards of Conduct and ethics and whistleblower programs. Manage regulatory compliance, including analyzing and preparing comments on proposed regulations and assisting with bank response. Serve as subject matter expert and present training and educational materials at conferences and meetings.

Austin, Texas, Us

Facilitate vendor management program. Draft, negotiate, and review all contracts, including complex technology contracts. Supervise contract administration team and serve as sponsor of contract lifecycle management technology. Serve as primary legal contact for Information Technology initiatives, including online banking, electronic signature, and electronic vault.

Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Taught Legal Analysis & Communication and Persuasive Writing & Advocacy as a member of the full-time faculty. Served as a Faculty Advisor to first-year law students. Elected 2019 Legal Writing Professor of the Year by Student Bar Association.

Rollingwood, Texas, Us

Handled legal affairs for the U.S. financial services division of publicly-traded corporation offering collateralized loans, short-term consumer loans and fee based credit services in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Responsible for facilitation of product and process development, legal and compliance oversight of lending and servicing operations, management of litigation and disputes, and commercial contract negotiation.

Chicago, Il, Us

Represented clients in a variety of industries, including financial services and real estate. Handled all aspects of litigation, including discovery, written motions, hearings, and depositions. Served as a member of the Austin Office Hiring Committee.

Assisted justices with legal research and drafting for both civil and criminal dockets.

Assisted with legal research, analysis, and drafting at the state's civil high court.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature