Legal Support Specialist
About The Position
Responsible for legal support activities related to legal operations, litigation, discovery or settlements Executes, reviews, processes and tracks legal documentation, executes transactions and completes varied work requests from multiple sources that may be complex in character and have tight deadlines Prepares reports and conducts administrative legal work; may contribute to the processing of billing and/or legal settlements Maintains detailed records, creates, prepares and processes legal documentation under direction of general counsel Conducts research on legal precedent while staying abreast of new and changing regulatory and legal issues and industry initiatives May be responsible for legislative/regulatory tracking and distribution of tracking results to legal and business colleagues Works closely with team's manager and legal peers to complete tasks assigned; investigations, research, communications, classification/routing of documentation
Requirements
- 2-5 years of relevant industry experience, preferably with some experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm
- Ability to manage complex documentation with organization and detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as project management skills
- Knowledge of legal customs and practices
- Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry
- Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- legal support activities related to legal operations, litigation, discovery or settlements
- Executes, reviews, processes and tracks legal documentation
- executes transactions and completes varied work requests from multiple sources
- Prepares reports and conducts administrative legal work
- contributes to the processing of billing and/or legal settlements
- Maintains detailed records
- creates, prepares and processes legal documentation under direction of general counsel
- Conducts research on legal precedent
- legislative/regulatory tracking and distribution of tracking results to legal and business colleagues
- Works closely with team's manager and legal peers to complete tasks assigned; investigations, research, communications, classification/routing of documentation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
