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Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule: Full-Time
The work of the Discovery Center team involves:
Responding to and providing advice, guidance, information, and support to home office business partners, branches, and/or clients related to:
Third-party subpoenas
Court orders
Non-wage garnishments and levies
Assisting on regulatory matters, lawsuits, and arbitrations
Analyzing our incoming matters and coordinating with potentially impacted partners to mitigate risk
Leveraging data, experience, legal research, and technology to spot trends, maintain consistency and create guardrails and guidance for the firm
Responsibility Summary:
Work flexibly across different work streams, particularly including litigation, third-party subpoenas and regulatory requests.
Provide support for eDiscovery and other services, including tracking and controlling data collection activities, interpreting data requests, searching, analyzing, organizing data for production, and importing and exporting data to/from case management software or other systems for eDiscovery purposes.
Keep abreast of current best-practices, emerging technologies and solutions in the context of eDiscovery, particularly as it relates to custodian data from emails, chat, etc.
Troubleshoot, research, diagnose, and resolve reported incidents and issues in collaboration with others.
Proactively contribute to continious improvement of eDiscovery services.
Assist others on the team with aspects of matter management that may involve greater risk, sensitivity or complexity.
Some general case and matter management responsibilities, prioritized by complexity, risk and volumes, which may include interviewing witnesses or stakeholders, review and analysis of financial records, legal documents and regulatory inquiries in order to prepare final or near final responses/statements/affidavits or give guidance, and file maintenance.
Legal research with minimal direction needed (e.g., state statues and rules of procedure).
Front-line communications with home office associates, branch teams, outside counsel, courts and regulators.
Provide support to in-house attorneys and legal professionals and, as needed, external attorneys and paralegals representing the firm.
Appropriately identify and safeguard private, sensitive and privileged information.
Analyze and summarize various case-related records and other information as needed.
Train and guide colleagues and contractors as necessary (e.g., new technology, new procedures, etc.).
Participate and, as needed, present in team and other group settings.
Assist in special projects, as needed.
At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:
Hiring Minimum: $70659
Hiring Maximum: $116516
Skills/Requirements
Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate required.
Minimum five years experience in a functionally-equivalent environment (i.e., prior experience in a private practice or in-house litigation or legal-regulatory environment) required.
Understanding of the legal and regulatory environment applicable to financial institutions.
Ability to quickly acquire knowledge of the firm and its operational and service areas required
Knowledge of and experience in litigation and eDiscovery processes required.
Ability to comprehend legal documents.
Excellent writing ability, able to draft legal documents with guidance and prepare summaries.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and adaptable to changing priorities.
Commitment to a high level of ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality.
Very high level of verbal and written communication skills and very strong interpersonal skills required as interaction with individuals at all levels of the firm, including financial advisors and general partners; in house and outside counsel; and regulators is expected.
Ability to accurately assess risk and prioritize work.
Ability and motivation to learn new areas quickly.
Motivation to take initiative and be a self-starter.
Capacity to both work independently and collaborate in team environment.
Fluency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
Familiarity with third-party legal support applications, case management software, and Westlaw useful.
Familiarity with eDiscovery document review platforms such as Relativity preferred.Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week.
Awards & Accolades
100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune July 2022, Great Places to Work® data as of March 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.
2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September 2022, research by Great Places to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine, ranking No. 45.
2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great Place to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® ranking by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.
2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work® in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.
About Us
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.
In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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