Assistant General Counsel - Direct Lending & Asset Management

Texas Capital is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big firms at a scale that works for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people’s success — today and tomorrow. While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment — investing the time and resources to understand our clients’ immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital, we do more than build business success. We build long-lasting relationships. Texas Capital provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, fertility and family building aids, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans with a generous 401K match, paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital was recently named Best Regional Bank in 2024 by Bankrate and was named to The Dallas Morning News’ Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex Top Workplaces 2023 and GoBankingRate’s 2023 list of Best Regional Banks. For more information about joining our team, please visit us at www.texascapitalbank.com. Overview: Our mission is to provide proactive solutions to achieve best outcomes while cultivating an environment of trust and partnership in support of Texas Capital’s strategic objectives. Our team works well together in a fast-paced and highly rewarding firm culture. We have expertise in a wide array of legal fields and combined have several decades worth of experience giving legal counsel in private law firm and corporate legal department settings. We are looking to add another valuable legal asset to our team. Responsibilities: Review and advise the investment bank on direct lending and asset management transactions. Provide expert advice to senior management concerning the Investment Company Act of 1940. Draft, review, and negotiate asset management documentation. Experience with formation, offering and ongoing operations of asset management entities. Liaise with other attorneys across the legal department and other control and support functions on legal, regulatory, risk, compliance, privacy and vendor management matters. Provide legal support to review policies and procedures for legal and regulatory requirements for the investment bank. Direct and supervise outside law firms on specific projects where appropriate. Qualifications: Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school; admitted to the State Bar of Texas or admitted in a state that allows reciprocal admission to the State Bar of Texas. Minimum of 4-6 years legal experience with asset management and/or direct lending. Experience with contract law, including structure of contracts and contract life-cycle management. Knowledgeable about laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent interpersonal and team player. Demonstrated clarity in written and spoken expression. Organizational skills and attention to detail required to handle diverse and concurrent assignments in fast paced environment. Must be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time in an office environment. Must be willing to work in office from the Texas Capital Center, 2000 McKinney Ave., Dallas, Texas 75201. Location: This position is located in office at Texas Capital’s corporate headquarters at Texas Capital Center, 2000 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX 75201 No travelling required The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification. The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Texas Capital Bank is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big banks at a scale that makes sense for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people’s success — today and tomorrow. While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment — investing the time and resources to understand our clients’ immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital Bank, we do more than build business success. We build long lasting relationships. Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital Bank was recently named the #1 most trusted bank in the country on Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Most Trusted Companies

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