Cetera Financial Group
Trust and Estates Analyst
Cetera Financial Group, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
Based in El Segundo, California, Cetera Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest financial advisor networks. Cetera is redefining the delivery of professional financial advice through the establishment of our Advice-Centric Experience. Cetera offers a number of award-winning financial advisor support resources, including wealth management and advisory platforms, comprehensive broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services, practice management support and innovative technology for independent financial professionals and financial institutions.
The successful candidate will join a legal team of highly experienced lawyers and paralegals who have corporate, litigation, broker-dealer, and investment advisory practice backgrounds. This position offers an excellent opportunity for long-term professional growth and development in a sophisticated and rewarding legal practice supporting the retail investment advice profession.
This position reports to the Corporate Deputy General Counsel and is located in El Segundo, California, Dallas, Texas, or New York City. What you will do: Your responsibilities will include assisting internal counsel with the following: Responding to and tracking legal inquiries from internal teams, including operations, services centers, compliance, and growth teams.
Conduct legal research and writing on a variety of trust and estate issues, such as state regulations on small estate affidavits, powers of attorney, probate laws and procedures, and account ownership and maintenance matters.
Analyze and propose practical solutions for complex legal questions relating to trusts, estates, wills, probate matters, and vulnerable adult incident escalations to best protect the business while helping end clients.
Collaborate closely with counsel to support legal reviews, policy updates, and process improvements.
Assist counsel in the design, testing, and refinement of new AI-driven legal tools, capabilities, and initiatives.
Assist as needed with drafting corporate resolutions for M&A transactions, bank networking transactions, dividend distributions, and other corporate governance matters.
This is not an all-inclusive list of the position’s responsibilities. The candidate may be required to perform other duties and participate in special projects as assigned. What you need to have: Bachelor’s degree.
5-10 years of trusts and estates experience.
Experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, research, and strategic thinking skills to effectively communicate issues and recommendations at all levels of the Company.
Familiarity with, or the desire to learn, the laws, regulations, and business operations of a retail broker-dealer and investment adviser.
Ability to work independently and accept a high degree of accountability.
Ability to analyze complex matters while providing simple, actionable advice.
Team and service orientation.
Strong work ethic.
Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Compensation: The base annual salary range for this role is $86,000 to $103,000, plus a competitive performance-based bonus. Base annual salary depends on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Base annual salary may also differ significantly due to geography and cost of labor considerations. #LI-Hybird
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This position reports to the Corporate Deputy General Counsel and is located in El Segundo, California, Dallas, Texas, or New York City. What you will do: Your responsibilities will include assisting internal counsel with the following: Responding to and tracking legal inquiries from internal teams, including operations, services centers, compliance, and growth teams.
Conduct legal research and writing on a variety of trust and estate issues, such as state regulations on small estate affidavits, powers of attorney, probate laws and procedures, and account ownership and maintenance matters.
Analyze and propose practical solutions for complex legal questions relating to trusts, estates, wills, probate matters, and vulnerable adult incident escalations to best protect the business while helping end clients.
Collaborate closely with counsel to support legal reviews, policy updates, and process improvements.
Assist counsel in the design, testing, and refinement of new AI-driven legal tools, capabilities, and initiatives.
Assist as needed with drafting corporate resolutions for M&A transactions, bank networking transactions, dividend distributions, and other corporate governance matters.
This is not an all-inclusive list of the position’s responsibilities. The candidate may be required to perform other duties and participate in special projects as assigned. What you need to have: Bachelor’s degree.
5-10 years of trusts and estates experience.
Experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, research, and strategic thinking skills to effectively communicate issues and recommendations at all levels of the Company.
Familiarity with, or the desire to learn, the laws, regulations, and business operations of a retail broker-dealer and investment adviser.
Ability to work independently and accept a high degree of accountability.
Ability to analyze complex matters while providing simple, actionable advice.
Team and service orientation.
Strong work ethic.
Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Compensation: The base annual salary range for this role is $86,000 to $103,000, plus a competitive performance-based bonus. Base annual salary depends on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Base annual salary may also differ significantly due to geography and cost of labor considerations. #LI-Hybird
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