Law Clerk - Operations Specialist
About The Position
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express. How will you make an impact in this role? Under the general supervision of the Manager & Counsel, the Law Clerk- Operations Specialist is responsible for the end-to-end processing of garnishments, levies, and other similar third-party legal orders for select American Express entities and providing other administrative support as required.
Requirements
- Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Ability to quickly train on, navigate, and extract information and perform actions on a variety of databases and information platforms.
- Comfortable with learning new processes and using technology tools.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or prior experience as a legal assistant in a law firm or in-house legal department role preferred.
- Prior experience with processing levies, garnishments, and other legal orders.
- Sense of urgency and ability to discern critical matters.
- Manage workload to ensure that court or agency-imposed deadlines are met and responses are complete and accurate.
- Ability to use good judgment in decision making.
- Able to work under pressure while requiring minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Intake, processing and responding to garnishments, levies, asset freezes, restraining notices and information subpoenas and similar legal orders as required.
- Ensuring that responses and actions related to garnishments, levies, and similar third-party legal orders comply with relevant federal and state laws.
- Demonstrating a strong understanding of applicable federal and state laws, and policies and procedures related to the processing of legal orders.
- Navigating multiple systems and platforms and adapting to new technologies.
- Providing administrative support to the legal order processing team as required.
- Following escalation procedures related to legal orders and alerting the supervisor when required.
- Performing all other work-related duties as required.
- Supporting projects as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6%25 Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
