Legal Assistant

Regions Bank; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Associate Volunteer Program

Job summary

Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama seeks a Legal Assistant to support attorneys and regulatory reporting teams. You will gather and organize information and legal documents for reporting and filings, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Responsibilities include producing reports, researching filing requirements, collaborating with regulators and staff, and maintaining organized files. A bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience, or a high school diploma with nine years, is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience
• Or High School Diploma and nine (9) year of related experience
• Experience in a Legal setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Produces reports and documents on behalf of attorneys, in accordance with filing requirements, rules, and statutes; revising when necessary
• Researches relevant filing requirements, rules, and statutes to ensure proper filings
• Generates data compilations to support development and analysis of reporting and/or filings
• Collaborates with legal attorneys, regulators, and other staff to prepare, review, and summarize various reports
• Conducts operational processes and reviews procedures routinely, making appropriate modifications when necessary, and develops new procedures to improve the quality of service to legal and regulatory staff operations
• Provides administrative support to attorneys and paralegals when needed, including correspondence with internal or external parties
• Organizes and maintains complex documents and data pertaining to legal operations and preserves all files in a logical and readily accessible manner
• Maintains strong relationships with key internal parties in support of the legal entity and regulatory reporting
• Retrieves information from bank systems or prior documentation when needed
• Acts as a liaison between the legal department and other intersecting departments within the bank

Skills

Ability to work independently

Data entry

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Research & writing

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years related experience

High School Diploma + 9 years related experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice.

Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored in accordance with regulatory requirements and in conjunction with Regions’ Retention Schedule for a minimum of three years. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.

Job Description

At Regions, the Legal Assistant supports attorneys and other legal professionals by conducting operational processes. This associate gathers and arranges information or other legal documents for reporting and/or governmental filings.

Primary Responsibilities

• Produces reports and documents on behalf of attorneys, in accordance with established filing requirements, rules, and statutes; revising when necessary
• Researches relevant filing requirements, rules, and statutes to ensure proper filings
• Generates data compilations to support development and analysis of reporting and/or filings
• Collaborates with legal attorneys, regulators, and other staff to prepare, review, and summarize various reports
• Conducts operational processes and reviews procedures routinely, making appropriate modifications when necessary, and develops new procedures to improve the quality of service to legal and regulatory staff operations
• Provides administrative support to attorneys and paralegals when needed, including correspondence with internal or external parties
• Organizes and maintains complex documents and data pertaining to legal operations and preserves all files in a logical and readily accessible manner.
• Maintain strong relationships with key internal parties in support of the legal entity and regulatory reporting
• Retrieves information from bank systems or prior documentation when needed
• Acts as a liaison between the legal department and other intersecting departments within the bank

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience
• Or High School Diploma and nine (9) year of related experience

Preferences

• Prior experience in a Legal setting

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work independently
• Proficient in data entry
• Ability to learn and utilize new systems and technologies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint, etc)
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Outstanding research, writing and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management

Position Type

Full time

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target

Minimum:

$83,000.00 USD

Median:

$102,770.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This job is not incentive eligible.

Benefits Information

Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.

• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
• 401K with Company Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Disability Benefits
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Associate Volunteer Program

Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser.

https://www.regions.com/about-regions/welcome-portal/benefits

Location Details

Regions Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.