Legal Staff Paralegal in Fort Mill, SC

In-House

Fort Mill, SC

Legal Staff Paralegal in Fort Mill, SC

Legal Staff

1-3 yrs required

No

Job Title:
Associate Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:
The Associate Paralegal at the company will support the Early Dispute Resolution Group with general paralegal and administrative duties. This involves providing day-to-day paralegal support to attorneys in the department as they address customer complaints and ensure timely required regulatory reporting. Key responsibilities include:

- Supporting attorneys in responding to customer complaints and inquiries, including tracking, facilitating required regulatory filings, ordering documents, and routine handling from receipt through response and closure.
- Inputting and tracking all critical and procedurally important dates in Passport to ensure timely regulatory reporting.
- Coordinating with other departments or business units in requesting information related to specific matters and following up on responses.
- Ensuring that relevant documents critical to the resolution of matters are obtained, tracked, and performing substantive document reviews.
- Corresponding with advisors and clients concerning inquiries, questions, or other specific concerns.
- Preparing reports on matters as requested by attorneys, reviewing matters, and timely drafting preliminary responses or closing memoranda.
- Assisting attorneys with administrative duties, including file creation, organization and maintenance, research, document productions, and indexing documents produced and received.
- Actively participating in department projects and initiatives and completing other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:
The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. The candidate should have 1 to 3 years of paralegal experience supporting litigation attorneys at a law firm or in-house, with experience in a legal or compliance department being an advantage. Strong MS Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and the aptitude to quickly learn new systems are crucial. Preferences include experience with legal technology and a paralegal or comparable certification, though it is not required.

Salary Information:
The pay range for the Associate Paralegal position is between and per hour. The actual base salary varies based on factors such as relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, the company's Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support success at work, at home, and at play. This includes benefits like 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Company Overview:
The company was founded on the principle that it should work for advisors and institutions, not the other way around. Today, it serves more than 23,000 financial advisors, including those at approximately 1,000 institutions and at approximately 580 registered investment advisor firms nationwide. The company is committed to the advisor-mediated model and believes that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from financial professionals.

The company supports advisors and institution leaders by providing the freedom to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. Advisors have the flexibility to manage their client relationships as they see fit, knowing their clients best. The company takes care of its advisors and institutions, enabling them to take care of their clients.

Join the company and help make a difference by turning life's aspirations into financial realities. The company supports workplace equality, embraces diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and has a community focus, encouraging employees to care for their communities. The Total Rewards package goes beyond compensation and insurance, offering a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance life both at work and at home.

Information on Interviews:
The company will only communicate with job applicants directly from its official email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, the company will not request any form of payment from the applicant or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. For any questions regarding the application process, applicants are encouraged to contact the company's Human Resources Solutions Center.