BCForward is hiring: Legal Support Specialist / Legal Documentation support - Hy
BCForward, Tampa, FL, US, 33610
Job Description
Role: Legal Support Specialist
Location: Tampa, FL
Job Description:
Responsible for providing legal support to the Client Legal team. This role requires a pragmatic, proactive professional with a thorough understanding of the Client Legal Team. The overall objective of this role is to provide support to the Legal Team.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for legal support activities related to legal operations, litigation, discovery or settlements
• Executes, reviews, processes and tracks legal documentation, executes transactions and completes varied work requests from multiple sources that may be complex in character and have tight deadlines
• Prepares reports and conducts administrative legal work; may contribute to the processing of billing and/or legal settlements
• Maintains detailed records, creates, prepares and processes legal documentation under direction of general counsel
• Conducts research on legal precedent while staying abreast of new and changing regulatory and legal issues and industry initiatives
• May be responsible for legislative/regulatory tracking and distribution of tracking results to legal and business colleagues
• Works closely with teams manager and legal peers to complete tasks assigned; investigations, research, communications, classification/routing of documentation
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Client, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
• Relevant industry experience, preferably with some experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm
• Ability to manage complex documentation with organization and detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as project management skills
• Knowledge of legal customs and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry
Education:
• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class places to work.
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer.