Kearny Bank named Cassia Beierle as general counsel, the financial institute announced Oct. 19. She is based in Kearny’s Fairfield corporate office.

Beierle’s legal support for the bank includes corporate, regulatory, risk management and employment issues.

“Providing effective legal counsel to a bank the size and scope of ours requires very specific expertise and experience,” Kearny Bank President and CEO Craig Montanaro said in the hiring announcement. “I’m confident Cassia’s professional background fits well with our requirements, and look forward to her support and direction.”

According to her LinkedIn page, Beierle comes to Kearny from Short Hills-based Investors Bank, where she served as deputy general counsel for more than seven years. She was also a litigation associate with Netchert, Dineen & Hillmann, which has offices in Jersey City and Closter.

Beierle earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. She is a member of the bar in New Jersey and New York and has membership in the New Jersey Women’s Lawyers Association and the Financial Women’s Association.

Beierle’s hiring follows other recent personnel moves at the bank, including the promotions of Ken Helmrich to senior vice president and BSA/OFAC and Silvia Merino-Topley to chief compliance officer in August, as well as the addition of Kendria Francis as a vice president and regional sales and development officer in June.