The Vice President, Legal & Compliance recovers debt due from customers through litigation,

negotiated settlement and other judicial procedures. Provides legal support to other departments.

Supervises staff of Legal Department and manages the legal function within the company.

Key Responsibilities

Litigation

•  Prosecution of collection cases and supervising staff case management
•  Refers cases to outside counsel as necessary and oversees their work.
•  Responsible for bankruptcy cases. Refer bankruptcy cases to outside counsel and oversee their work.
• Appear at hearings.

Advice of Counsel

•  Conduct legal research and prepare written and oral advice to AEF staff on a variety of topics, including the Uniform Commercial Code, business entity law, pertinent state laws and regulations, and contract law.
•  Prepare documents and correspondence when requested for particular projects or other circumstances.
•  Maintains professional competency.

Staff Supervision and Management

•  Supervises the Legal Department staff, manages their workloads, and oversees the quality of their work.
•  Maintains budget.
•  Attends management meetings and implements policies.

Compliance

• Monthly compliance meetings
• File review
• Yearly compliance audits
• Direct yearly compliance training to the company
• Quarterly new hire compliance training for new hires

Other

• Manage buyouts for Broker agreements
• Review OFAC daily
• Verify vendor contracts
• Debt sales

Required Education and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
•  Ideally the candidate would be located in for Nebraska or Greater New York City Metro, although fully remote can be considered with travel expected. 

Competencies

• Accountability
• Impact
• Knowledge & Application
• Problem-Solving
• Interaction

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such

as computers, phones, copiers/scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. May require training in new

software systems or learning upgraded software programs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is required to talk or hear; may be

necessary to stand, walk, handle, or reach with hands or arms. This is largely a sedentary role; however,

some filing is required, calling for the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool

as necessary. The team member frequently is required to walk. The team member is occasionally

required to pack and move files or boxes as well as lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust

focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This position may have access to confidential information. Background check is required for this position.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of Amur Equipment Finance are Monday through Friday, 8:00

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Flexibility to occasionally stay late to meet business needs.

Travel

Some travel is expected for this position to attend conferences and seminars, to assess collection

activities, attend court and travel to Amur's headquarters.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,

duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and

activities may change at any time with or without notice.