Legal Specialist -Remote (CST or EST)

Overview

This role supports the legal department by partnering with legal, risk, and compliance leaders to help departmental goals run smoothly. The Legal Specialist will use strong project management, problem-solving, and organizational skills to maintain productivity and efficiency through administrative task ownership, assignment management, general project coordination, and critical thinking.

This position requires eligibility to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support internal attorneys by:
  • Modifying and updating form contracts, agreements, and other legal documents
  • Triaging and managing legal, risk, and compliance inquiries; developing protocols to proactively address recurring inquiries and requests
  • Setting up new legal matters in matter management software to track, work, monitor, and update assigned cases
  • Cataloging and organizing case documents, ensuring all materials received are accurately tracked and listed
  • Reading, responding, and flagging important emails, keeping attorneys apprised of pressing matters
  • Assisting with gathering and organizing data for information requests, subpoenas, or other document requests related to litigation, government inquiries, or other matters
  • Conducting general legal research on various matters
• Manage internal legal, risk, and compliance team site administration, including:
  • Uploading new templates, training materials, forms, and guides
  • Helping create new content to improve the legal support process and enable self-service
• Complete additional assignments as directed by the manager to support the legal, risk, and compliance teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1–4 years of experience in legal or compliance support
• Superior organizational skills with demonstrable attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects
• High energy and ability/desire to work in a high production, fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated and able to take direction; disciplined with a collaborative approach and a proven ability to manage process and meet deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently

Compensation & Benefits

• Typical base pay range (nationwide): $50,000 to $60,000 per year
• Base pay depends on skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location
• Some roles may be eligible for variable compensation, commission, and/or an annual bonus based on individual performance and/or the organization’s performance
• Health, wellbeing, retirement, and other financial benefits (eligibility based on role)
• Paid time off
• Overtime pay for non-exempt employees
• Learning and development programs
• Reimbursement of job-related expenses per company policy
• Employee perks and discounts (where applicable)

Additional Information

• This posting will remain live while the organization is actively accepting applications. Once candidates have been selected, the posting will be removed.
• Equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
• Pursuant to local fair chance ordinances, qualified applications with arrest or conviction records may be considered where applicable.
• The organization complies with criminal history inquiry ("ban the box") laws in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
• External recruiters, agencies, and search firms should not contact hiring managers or employees directly. Candidate submissions must go through the official application process and be routed through internal Talent Acquisition to verify candidate ownership.
• Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a prior signed agreement may be considered the property of the organization, and the organization may pursue and hire candidates without financial obligation to a recruiter or agency.
• The organization may use AI tools to support recruitment processes (e.g., filtering candidates and resurfacing potential matches). AI does not replace human involvement in the process. Applicants may opt out where laws allow.