City National Bank · 9 hours ago
Legal Processing Specialist Senior
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$55K/yr - $88K/yr
3+ years expCity National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, and they are seeking a Legal Processing Specialist Senior. The role involves reviewing, evaluating, and processing compulsory legal processes, mentoring team members, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
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Responsibilities
Contributes to the Legal Processing team by mentoring and training the Legal Processing Specialist in the processing of all forms of compulsory legal process
Supports the Legal Processing Specialist Lead in managing the end-to-end process of executing compulsory legal orders. Serves as liaison between the Legal Processing Specialist Lead, the Legal Processing Specialist, and attorneys, paralegals, and law clerks on all issues relating to the processing of compulsory legal orders
Works closely with technical specialists at CNB T&I in managing the cloud-based service of process intake portals to ensure smooth and consistent functionality of the portals with regard to the processing of levies, garnishments, writs, freeze orders, and all manner of compulsory legal process that commands the holding and/or remitting of funds in client accounts
Responsible for processing subpoenas, search warrants, national security letters, summonses, complaints, and many other forms of compulsory legal process. This includes, but is not limited to, executing commands in Safari SOP and/or ServePort; conducting research on bank systems to determine the existence, non-existence, and scope of client records responsive to the compulsory legal orders; notifying appropriate CNB colleagues of the receipt of various kinds of compulsory legal process; maintaining secrecy and confidentiality required by applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and CNB policies and procedures; interacting with attorneys and regulatory agencies to determine and negotiate the production and due dates of responsive records; using Safari SOP to produce responsive records; and charging the correct legal processing fees to issuers of compulsory legal process
Responsible for processing levies, garnishments, writs, freeze orders, and all manner of compulsory legal process that commands the holding and/or remitting of funds in client accounts. This includes, but is not limited to, evaluating the scope of the legal orders; executing commands in Safari SOP to query clients and account balances potentially within the scope of the legal orders; executing commands in Safari SOP to place holds on, and remit, subject funds; mitigating risk by implementing the legal orders accurately pursuant to their terms, without exceeding or understating their scope; and responding to valid demands for information from creditors, their attorneys, and government law enforcement and regulatory agencies
Works with in-house and outside counsel for CNB and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and also with outside consultants and document reviewers retained by CNB, in evaluating and producing records in discovery in cases where CNB or a subsidiary or affiliate is a party. Works with and consults other Legal Services Division colleagues, including attorneys and litigation paralegals, with regard to the responsiveness of existing records to Requests for Production, Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, and other forms of discovery demands. Works with in-house and outside counsel, outside consultants, and document reviewers to ensure compliance with court-issued protective orders, as well as with applicable laws, regulations, and CNB policies relating to privacy and confidentiality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
3+ years of compliance or banking operations experience required
2+ years of compulsory legal order processing
3+ years of general office or accounting experience required. This may be the same 3-year period as the experience in compliance or banking operations
Must be able to work accurately and effectively in a fast-paced environment
Must have the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines imposed by courts, law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and private parties in litigation
Must have advance/ strong working knowledge of, and relevant experience in, handling all manner of incoming compulsory legal process, at a company or institution that (like CNB) receives thousands of such legal orders annually
Exercise good judgment and decision-making in processing legal orders that can often affect millions of dollars in client accounts, as well as client privacy
Must be able to vigilantly and diligently process incoming legal orders that can expose CNB to millions of dollars in financial and operational risk, as well as reputational risk
Must be able to read, interpret, and understand legal documents carrying the force of law
Must be able to scrupulously exercise discretion in keeping confidential incoming legal orders, in compliance with CNB policies and procedures as well as BSA, OFAC, and applicable regulatory requirements
Must stay up to date on legal and regulatory changes affecting compulsory legal process, including by attending and participating in annual training presented by attorneys and sponsored by the Bankers' Compliance Group
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement
Company
City National Bank
City National Bank offers a full complement of banking, trust and investment services. It is a sub-organization of City National.
1001-5000 employees
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Leadership Team
Howard Hammond
CEO City National Bank
Fiyaz Khan
Senior Vice President, Structured Products
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