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Description Washington Trust Bank is seeking a strategic legal expert to join our executive leadership team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. This role provides oversight for all legal, corporate governance and corporate secretarial duties while serving as primary legal counsel for the Bank and for W.T.B. Financial Corporation, the Bank's holding company. Supports other departments to ensure that all corporate activities comply with applicable laws, protecting the Bank's legal interests and supporting its long-term business goals. Bank Overview: Founded in 1902, Washington Trust Bank remains proudly independent. For more than 120 years, we have been focused on long-term client relationships. We dedicate our strengths as an independent regional bank to serving clients who understand the value of an established banking relationship and who seek tailored financial products and services. Our heritage and mission remain clear today: we will be the best at understanding and meeting the financial needs of our customers. Executive Chairman Peter Stanton is the fourth generation of his family to lead the Bank, growing from its small Spokane headquarters in 1902 to an $11B financial institution with 40 locations throughout Washington, Idaho and Oregon. We enjoy an advantage over our publicly traded competitors because we focus on long-term goals rather than quarterly results. We base our decisions on what is happening in our communities and what is right for our customers. We have never strayed from our commitment to client service, continuing to grow our commercial, private banking, wealth management, small business and consumer portfolios even in the most challenging macroeconomic environments. Our sound business practices, innovation, knowledge and expertise have seen us through both the best and the most difficult economic cycles. Washington Trust's longevity and success are a testament to our unwavering commitment to our clients and our employees. Position Overview: Reporting directly to the President, the General Counsel is an important partner to the Executive Team. The GC will serve as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors, maintaining responsibility for all corporate governance needs. Provide tactical and strategic legal advice and support to all areas of the Bank. Manage corporate filings, regulatory compliance and other legal tasks as needed. Serve as a key advisor to Bank departments for legal risk management. Essential Functions: Legal Leadership and Counsel: Manage a strategic plan for the provision of overall legal services in alignment with business objectives. Collaborate and partner with business units to assist them with their business goals. Provide tactical and strategic legal advice and partnership to the Bank, particularly around commercial lending, credit administration, special assets, consumer banking, product terms and conditions, litigation, legal instruments, wealth management, private stock transactions, corporate filings, and regulatory compliance. Advise business units in partnership with the Compliance team on CFPB and other consumer regulatory compliance matters related to consumer lending, deposit products, or services. Advise business units within the Bank on the litigation risks of business decisions. Provide preventive counseling. Provide overall leadership and management of legal matters, including litigation, agreements, contracts, transactions, regulatory compliance, and advice. Provide support for investigations regarding policy or conduct violations by employees, contractors, or vendors. Keep informed of legislation, regulations, judicial and other legal developments, and trends affecting the financial services industry. Analyze and interpret laws, rulings, and regulations with probable outcomes for Bank and its operations, Select and manage outside counsel where