Senior Legal Support Specialist - Legal Response Team

Edward Jones • Saint Louis, MO

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About The Position

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

Requirements

• 7 years of legal experience in a functionally equivalent environment.
• College degree required; degree in business-related field (e.g. finance, accounting) or experience with data manipulation preferred.
• Experience with Relativity (or similar eDiscovery technology) including tagging and advanced searches.
• Experience with Westlaw (or similar legal research technology) preferred.
• Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) strongly preferred.
• FINRA Series 7 license or willingness to obtain within 1 year of hire preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data manipulation (e.g. statistics, data analytics, trend reporting).

Responsibilities

• Investigate and provide accurate, timely and professional responses to complex regulatory and litigation-related requests and demands with a particular focus on e-discovery for class actions.
• Conduct timely, thorough, and professional investigations, including witness interviews and legal research, regarding regulatory and litigation-related demands and inquiries.
• Analyze orders and requests received from various interested parties (courts, attorneys, regulatory agencies, and authorized individuals) to assess risk, and determine appropriate response.
• Provide clear, concise, and professional responses to regulatory and litigation-related requests/demands, including assistance with the collection and production of records.
• Utilize e-Discovery technology and assist with the enhancement of standard procedures and training related to advancing the firm's electronic discovery and litigation-related support capabilities.
• Conduct interviews, gather information and collaborate cross-functionally in a manner consistent with the firm's culture, values, policies and procedures.
• Assist with ensuring that outgoing discovery productions are made pursuant to legal and regulatory standards and specifications.
• Negotiate discovery requests and propose and implement alternative action when appropriate to resolve disputes.
• Analyze data and provide information and suggestions to leaders and partners based on discovery issues, volumes, and trends.
• Assist in the onboarding and mentorship of others regarding responding to regulatory and litigation-related discovery requests.
• Contribute to discussions and decisions on new technology and process improvements related to electronic discovery.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug coverage.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness).
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life and basic AD&D coverage provided at no cost to associates.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Ten paid holidays.
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year.
• Sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree