Operational Risk & Legal-Docs Specialist

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust; Preston (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust is seeking an Operational Risk Specialist to manage customer-related legal document requests, including summonses, subpoenas, levies, and garnishments. You will act as a liaison with attorneys, courts, and government agencies, ensuring accurate and confidential responses while supporting the bank's risk management program.

The role also involves assisting with risk assessments, incident reporting, control reviews, and audit responses, with strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in banking operations, operational risk, or legal-document processing preferred.
• Experience handling customer-related legal documents preferred.
• Familiarity with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Receive, log, review, and process customer-related legal document requests such as summonses, subpoenas, levies, garnishments, and court orders.
• Review legal documents for proper service, completeness, jurisdiction, response deadlines, affected customers or accounts, requested records, and required actions.
• Serve as a point of contact for attorneys, courts, law enforcement, government agencies, and other parties, clarifying scope, timeframe, authority, and format of requests.
• Coordinate with Legal Counsel, Compliance, Deposit Operations, Loan Operations, Records Management, and other units to research requests, gather responsive information, and resolve questions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Analytical skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, risk management, legal studies, criminal justice, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust is seeking an Operational Risk Specialist to manage customer-related legal document requests, including summonses, subpoenas, levies, and garnishments. You will act as a liaison with attorneys, courts, and government agencies, ensuring accurate and confidential responses while supporting the bank's risk management program.

The role also involves assisting with risk assessments, incident reporting, control reviews, and audit responses, with strong emphasis on