Paralegal

LPL Financial•Fort Mill, SC

30d•$31 - $52

About The Position

LPL Financial is seeking a Paralegal to support our Early Dispute Resolution Group with general paralegal and administrative duties. The Early Dispute Resolution Group (“EDR”), is a part of LPL’s Legal, Policy and Community Impact (LPC) organization. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with others in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment. The Paralegal will be responsible for providing day-to-day paralegal support to attorneys in EDR located in Boston, Fort Mill, SC or San Diego CA. as they address customer complaints and ensure timely required regulatory reporting.

Requirements

3 to 5 years paralegal experience supporting litigation attorney at a law firm or in-house (legal or compliance department is an advantage).
Self- starter with solid judgement, proactive, must be able to set priorities, plan, organize and accomplish tasks, often within strict time limitations.
Excellent time management, organizational, writing and communication skills
Ability to work independently and effectively to meet deadlines, including the ability to effectively assess, prioritize and manage shifting responsibilities.
Strong MS Office skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and aptitude to quickly learn new systems.
Ability to interact and communicate across all business lines, and with internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal or comparable certification preferred, but not required
Degree level qualification of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent a plus

Responsibilities

Support attorneys charged with responding to customer complaints and inquiries including tracking, facilitating required regulatory filings, ordering documents and routine handling from receipt through response and closure.
Input and track all critical and procedurally important dates In Passport to ensure timely regulatory reporting.
Coordinate with other departments or business units in requesting information related to specific matters and follow-up on responses.
Ensure that relevant documents critical to the resolution of matters are obtained and tracked, perform substantive document review
Correspond with advisors and clients as it relates to inquiries, questions or other specific concerns.
Prepare reports on matters as requested by attorneys; review matters and timely draft preliminary responses or closing memoranda.
Assist attorneys with administrative duties file creation, organization and maintenance, research, document productions, indexing documents produced and received, etc.
Actively participate in department projects and initiatives and complete other duties as assigned.