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Stifel Financial Corp. · 1 day ago

Legal Assistant

St Louis, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Stifel Financial Corp. is a global wealth management and investment banking firm dedicated to innovation and client success. The Legal Assistant will provide support to attorneys, manage legal documents, and perform administrative tasks within the Legal Department.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Gather research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and other documents and draft responses to discovery requests

Inputs data, maintains and updates litigation matter management system and its service of process tracking database

Create, maintain and update files

Performs quality control checks on documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with attorney instructions

Schedule appointments, prepare and submit expense reports and coordinate travel

Reviews all new subpoenas and locates relevant information

Contact and respond to questions from branches, other business areas, attorneys, and government agencies

Support the Legal Department by participating in intake functions, triaging incoming and pending matters, assisting with special projects, and completing high-level administrative tasks, as needed

Collaborate, consult, and provide information to Legal Department attorneys and staff, outside counsel and collaborate with line of business

Qualification

Legal document analysisLitigation matter managementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordCommunicationTime management

Required

Ability to analyze legal documents and assess whether additional documentation or information is necessary in order for the Firm to take action in a particular case

Ability to learn the various areas of the company to access information and know what documents and information are created and how to retrieve such documents or information if necessary to analyze and respond to legal documents received

Excellent communication and time management skills

Minimum Required: Associate's degree or its equivalent

Minimum Required: 3+ years of experience supporting an in-house legal department

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Preferred

Previous experience working in Financial Services

Benefits

Health

Dental and vision care

401k

Wellness initiatives

Life insurance

Paid time off

Company

Stifel Financial Corp.

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Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S.

Founded in 1890

St Louis, Missouri, USA

5001-10000 employees