
Legal Documentation Specialist
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Job Description
Job Title: Legal Documentation Specialist Location: Hybrid Work Model Reporting to Vienna, VA or Pensacola, FL Pay Rate: W2 hourly contract Position Type: Multiyear Contract Overview Become a trusted partner to senior leaders and legal teams at a major financial institution. This is high visibility role where your legal and investigative expertise directly shapes enterprise level decisions. This is a rare multiyear opportunity to support complex legal matters with significant organizational impact.Description To research, document and support legal cases that impact the business unit. Oversee security/legal responses involving complex cases and escalated situations to ensure effective and optimum resolution.Responsibilities:
- Communicate with the Office of General Counsel for legal related matters involving specific business units and/or policies
- Investigate and respond to CFPB and BBB complaints
- Research and analyze claims/related actions; resolve issues
- Identify and address compliance issues; update guidelines and procedures to minimize risk
- Research potential legal issues using existing system of record
- Request information and documentation from other business units to clarify details or resolve cases within mandated time and regulations
- Summarize depositions and other related legal proceedings; conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research
- Prepare written legal summaries, analyses, and legal documents •Serve as contact point for escalated legal situations
- Inform attorneys of applicable and specific legal matters and the impact on the organization
- Identify areas of improvement; determine solutions; implement enhancements/changes to improve operations, standards, and results
- Prepare ad hoc and required industry and regulatory reports including responses to audit inquires in compliance with internal and external regulations
- Serve on teams and task groups for projects/initiatives within the business unit and/or across the organization
- Review and research high profile member complaints as well as sensitive and confidential personnel issues and responses
- Collaborate with training team to ensure procedural guidelines are conveyed accurately and consistently followed
- Perform other related duties as assigned or appropriate
- Effective skill in comprehending, analyzing, applying, and communicating complex written legal documents
- Basic understanding of state and federal court systems and the legal process
- Basic skill in researching and summarizing state and federal statutes
- Working knowledge of operational and regulatory risk controls, concepts, and practices
- Working knowledge of NCUA rules, regulations and federal laws
- Working knowledge of legal documents such as trusts, powers of attorney, complaints, and miscellaneous court orders
- Advanced organizational, planning and time management skills
- Advanced research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Advanced skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions
- Experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals
- Working knowledge of document control and document security measures
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, vendors
- Advanced skill establishing and expanding relationships with key members/customers •Advanced skill building effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy, and tact
- Effective word processing and spreadsheet software skills •Working knowledge of related department systems, principles, policies, and financial practices
Desired Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Thorough understanding of the financial services environment
- Familiarity with client's functions, policies, procedures, products, and client policies, services Bank Secrecy Section (BSA)
- Remains cognizant of and adheres to policies and procedures, regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.
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