Paralegal - Legal Affairs

$55,000 - $105,000/Yr

American Express - Sunrise, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Sunrise, FL

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About the position

The Paralegal position at American Express involves providing essential support to the Senior Paralegal and Counsel in managing legal orders and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. The role requires analyzing legal documents, maintaining confidentiality, and collaborating with various stakeholders to facilitate legal processes. This position is crucial in ensuring the accuracy and quality of legal records and supporting the legal team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Senior Paralegal and Counsel in responding to legal orders.
• Analyze legal orders for validity issues and escalate to the Senior Paralegal for review.
• Electronically deliver fulfillment records to issuers using technology enhancements or secure email or US mail when required.
• Ensure official fulfillment records are uploaded to the case management system or shared drive.
• Escalate third-party legal orders to the Senior Paralegal for review that meet the legal review/escalation procedure.
• Be responsible for the quality and accuracy of the fulfillment records.
• Work with Counsel on large, complex, or highly confidential subpoena productions.
• Validate that escalated third-party legal orders meet requirements of federal and state RFPA privacy laws prior to release of records.
• Directly contact issuers of legal orders via phone or email to negotiate for extensions as required.
• Research court dockets and contact Clerks of the Courts to resolve questions regarding subpoena validity or issuance.
• Provide regular updates on the progress of assigned matters to Counsel.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Provide regular or rotating support on quality reviews and fulfillment tasks for other colleagues and other assigned duties and responsibilities as required.
• Identify and promptly escalate legal or operational risk events to Counsel.

Requirements

• Associate degree in legal studies, criminal justice, or a related field, or paralegal certification.
• At least 2-3 years as a litigation, regulatory, or government Paralegal/Legal Assistant in a law firm or with a government agency.
• Experience working with attorneys and managing litigation dockets and attorney calendars.
• Experience in the preparation of responses to discovery and/or regulatory requests.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of legal terminology and critical thinking skills.
• Experience specifically understanding and interpreting legal order requests.
• Experience and understanding of litigation and/or regulatory processes that permits substantive paralegal and attorney interaction.
• Ability to discern urgent and/or critical matters based on content of relevant legal orders.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Able to work independently and as a team player.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Organized, ability to prioritize and keep track of and calendar deadlines.
• Able to quickly train on, navigate, and extract information from a variety of databases and information platforms.
• Able to work productively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Able to analyze and problem solve.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities