Legal Clerk

**MUST be LOCAL to the St. Louis Metro area**

Hybrid position with office location in Des Peres Missouri – REQUIRES 3 days on-site per week

Note: This is not an administrative support role. Therefore, a person whose legal experience has been more on the administrative side (experience aligning more closely to that of an administrative assistant) will not be considered for this position.

Schedule: 8AM-5PM CST including lunch, 40 hours weekly **REQUIRES 3 days on-site per week

The team is comprised of 3 attorneys, 2 legal assistants (clerks), and 13 paralegals. This department supports/assists on a wide variety of legal matters. Workstreams include arbitration/litigation, regulatory, court order, subpoena, and garnishment/levy work. The team reviews legal documents, offers legal advice and guidance to internal constituents based on documents received and the law, responds to legal and regulatory requests (including the drafting of written responses and gathering/secure production of records), and plays a vital role in spotting and mitigating risk for the Firm.

Position Responsibilities:

The Legal Assistant/Clerk does intake of new matters (via mail, fax, email, etc.), file opening and calendaring in accordance with team SOPs for different workstreams, matter assignments, and collection of data for the team as well as other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• This person will be pulling and managing documents within various software/systems so they need to be comfortable using technology with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience with legal case management systems (Onit and NetDocuments) is a plus, but not required.
• Requires ability to identify, read, and understand different legal documents, particularly as they relate to litigation (must have)
• Previous exposure to litigation is strongly preferred, but they would also be interested in individuals with legal experience within the financial services industry, even if it did not include litigation experience.
• People with a paralegal background are preferred, as this experience has historically helpful in this role because they understand the documents they are reviewing and work they are assigning.
• In-house legal experience is a plus but not required.
• This position will be working with a high volume of incoming documents, so the ability to multitask and manage a high volume of work without becoming overwhelmed is imperative.
• Must be able to prioritize work, as most work cannot be finished each day, therefore prioritization is a key part of the job
• Strong ability to work as a member of a team.
• A positive outlook and attitude
• Ability to take feedback and make necessary adjustments
• Ability to make independent decisions based on the guidance and training received.
• Ability to be flexible and pivot as priorities change.