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Edward Jones Legal Clerk in Saint Louis, Missouri
Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule: Full-Time
What You'll Do:
Edward Jones is looking for a Legal Clerk to join our team! As a Legal Clerk, you will support the intake, triage, and assignment of matters across multiple workstreams, including third party document requests/subpoenas, regulatory requests, arbitration/litigation matters, garnishments, levies, and court orders.
This role requires extensive collaboration with others and computer usage such as typing, review of legal documents and financial records, and web-based navigation, while assuring the timely and accurate entry of pertinent legal information within a case management system.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of:
Researching information on internal systems and/or calling external parties, including lawyers or courts, to gather accurate information for a case management system.
Intake, analysis, and processing of legal documents received from a variety of sources including process servers, mail, internal systems, and facsimile. Processing may include scanning documents, calendaring, and assigning matters to others in the Legal Division.
Processing and completing data entry into a case management system, including opening and closing electronic files and entering and maintaining legal records such as petitions, regulatory requests, subpoenas, garnishments, levies and court orders.
Sending correspondence, documents, and invoices to third parties as directed by procedures, colleagues or attorneys.
Tracking and assisting on the reporting of department data such as volume, trends, expenses, etc.
Handling multiple, competing priorities in an effective manner.
Discerning priorities and proactively managing timelines to elevate attorneys' and paralegals' work.
Utilizing sound judgment to determine urgency of situations and implement the appropriate escalation process.
Creating and/or updating spreadsheets and correspondence templates. Creating, updating, and maintaining reports requiring compilation of data from different sources and systems.
Managing very confidential information on an ongoing basis.
Researching highly confidential information in processing documents and creating reports while working within document retention schedules.
At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:
Hiring Minimum: $45260
Hiring Maximum: $74635
Skills/Requirements
What Experience You'll Need:
3+ years of legal support experience (experience in Litigation area is preferred), including:
Strong communication skills to facilitate relationships with paralegals and internal and external attorneys.
Strong ability to set goals, multi-task and prioritize workload in an autonomous, results-oriented environment.
Level of proficiency in investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Professional, various web-based applications, and/or other document management programs.
What Could Set You Apart:
Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree, or paralegal certificate
Previous experience with data entry and/or electronic records management
Previous experience with legal calendaring and triage of legal matters
Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday
Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 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.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
1Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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