Senior Counsel – Bankruptcy/Restructuring at Norwalk

Company Name	GE Capital - Americas
Location	Norwalk
State	CT
Job Title	Senior Counsel – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Job Description	Job Number:     1086452  Date Posted:     29 March 2010  Function:     Legal - Trading  Business:     GE Capital - Americas  Career Level:     Experienced  Location:     Norwalk, Connecticut, United States About Us imagination at work…     * GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.     * GE offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits & the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development & recognizes your achievements.     * GE offers an inclusive environment where employees have the opportunity to succeed and diversity is embraced as a competitive advantage in the marketplace.     * The passion that our people bring to their work extends to their private worlds, and GE encourages a healthy balance between the two.     * GE values education and is dedicate to providing the tools and training for your professional development. Role Summary/Purpose Responsible for providing legal advice, support and business perspective on all aspects of US structured lending business for GE Capital Americas Essential Responsibilities     * In coordination with GE Capital COE, provide legal advice, support and business perspective on all aspects of US structured lending business including but not limited to restructuring, workout, litigation, bankruptcy, acquisitions, joint ventures, business development, integrations, operations, employee matters, growth initiatives, corporate governance and customer disputes.     * Structure, negotiate, and draft agreements, including forbearance and restructuring agreements, loan modification, inter-creditor agreements, credit agreements and agreements with service providers.     * Participate in the development and implementation of new business and legal processes, or identify and lead corrective action on existing ones, with the goals of simplification and resolving compliance risks.     * Provide legal advice on regulatory issues/matters facing the business, including bank regulatory issues.     * Participate in the selection and management of outside counsel. Qualifications/Requirements Basic Qualifications:     * Bachelors Degree, J.D., and licensed to practice in at least one US State     * Minimum of 8-10 years of legal experience combining corporate legal and private law settings including significant experience with matters pertaining to leasing and lending, litigation, complex restructuring, bankruptcies, commercial transactions and general corporate law matters.     * Experience in UCC (especially Articles 2, 2A and 9) and credit and collection matters.     * Established ability to influence actions without direct ledership responsibility for teams or processes with a proven ability to build relationships within a matrixed environment (both cross-functionally and cross-business)     * Superior communication skills – both written and verbal – with a demonstrated ability to communicate to customers both internal and external to the business.     * Demonstrated ability to think and lead on a strategic level within an organization     * Experienced within financial services industry – including an ability to understand all facets of financial services, such as leasing secured lending and asset management. Essential Requirements:     * Must be a member in good standing of one or more state bars or the D.C. bar     * Must submit resume through www.gecareers.com to be considered for this job opening.     * Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.     * Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug testing, reference verification and background check.     * Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time.     * Must be willing to working in Norwalk. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
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