Branch Legal Specialist / Paralegal

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Branch Legal Specialist / Paralegal

The Branch Legal Specialist / Paralegal is a position within Simmons Bank's Legal Department responsible for supporting Simmons Bank attorneys to provide timely and accurate responses to the Branch Legal Questions inbox. This position works closely with Simmons Bank's front-line Retail associates throughout the bank's footprint to clarify legal questions and collect supporting customer documents to streamline the legal team's responses to questions regarding complex Retail banking transactions. The Branch Legal Specialist / Paralegal is also part of the Paralegal team that prepares and maintains record of routine legal documents and performs various administrative tasks in the Legal Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews front-line Retail questions submitted to the Branch Legal Questions inbox and works with Retail staff to clarify legal requests and collect relevant customer information and documents for submission for attorney review.
• Assists Litigation group with collection of information from Simmons business leaders regarding ongoing litigation and reports on litigation status.
• Assists company attorneys in the processing of discovery, subpoena, and garnishment responses.
• Serves as a member of the Paralegal team to support all functions of the Legal Department.
• Ensures all departmental documents and activities are performed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures as applicable to this position, including completion of required compliance training.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally regarding complex retail banking transactions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial report and/or legal documents.
• Ability to write routine reports, procedures and business correspondence.
• Ability to respond in writing to customer complaints, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients and other employees in the organization.

• Education and/or Experience
  • HS Diploma/GED and
  • 3+ years of Simmons retail banking experience

• Computer Skills
  • MS Office programs

• Other Qualifications (including physical requirements)

• Knowledge and understanding of retail banking processes and procedures.

Other

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Skills Training:

• Communication, Time Management, Decision Making

Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person's race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications.