Assistant General Counsel - Ag Lending
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Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
What We Offer
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Serve as a strategic legal advisor to executives and business leaders on complex legal, regulatory, and business matters.
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Negotiate, draft, and interpret complex contracts and other legal documents concerning loans, leases, insurance, and related matters.
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Manage the organization's template lending and other contractual documents.
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Provide primary legal support for the organization's agricultural lending teams, including collateral matters, legal interpretation, loan structure, borrower eligibility, and servicing actions.
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Provide legal support and regulatory guidance for related financial services, including insurance, tax, accounting, appraisal, and consulting.
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Support the organization's commercial markets and syndicated lending portfolio, advising on complex transactions and legal risk.
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Monitor and advise on evolving laws, regulations, and industry developments affecting the financial services and agricultural lending industries.
The skills and experience needed to be successful:
- Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Licensed to practice law in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Illinois.
- Advanced level experience drafting, reviewing, and advising on loan and lease documentation.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting legal and compliance matters within the financial services industry.
- Knowledge of agricultural and commercial lending, real estate, bankruptcy, contract, equipment leasing, and corporate law.
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical legal counsel while balancing business objectives and legal risk.
- Knowledge and experience advising financial services businesses in areas such as tax, accounting, insurance, and related services, strongly preferred.
- Experience managing and maintaining lending and legal forms in a large-scale environment, preferred.
- Experience with agricultural finance, the Farm Credit System, or another regulated financial institution, preferred.
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Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.
Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $133,000–$202,500 a year
- 25% below the $225,000 median for Assistant General Counsel jobs on Jobera (91 salaries).
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Listing Details
- Posted
- November 12, 2026
- First seen
- November 12, 2026
- Last seen
- November 12, 2026
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