Paralegal

Job Description

Paralegal | BHI

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at BHI, located in New York, United States. BHI operates as a financial institution, and this Paralegal position plays a crucial role within its Legal team. The incumbent will provide essential support for the department’s litigation and regulatory initiatives, ensuring that the Bank’s legal operations consistently remain agile, fully compliant with applicable laws, and strategically focused on its objectives. This role offers direct reporting to the General Counsel, highlighting its significance within the department.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, United States

• Team: Legal team, reports directly to the General Counsel
• Mission: Coordinate responses to legal processes, oversee legal policies and procedures, and provide ad-hoc support to the Legal team to maintain agile and compliant legal operations.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Relativity, Pacer, legal research tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Legal Process Management: Receive, oversee, and coordinate the Bank’s comprehensive responses to all incoming legal processes, including civil subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, levies, and restraining notices.
• Regulatory Tracking: Assist with the tracking and reporting of pertinent regulatory developments that impact the financial institution, ensuring awareness and preparedness.
• Litigation Reporting: Prepare detailed litigation reports and actively track the involvement and contributions of outside counsel in external litigation and various legal process matters.
• Policy & Budget Oversight: Manage and maintain the Legal Department’s official policies and procedures, and provide support in the preparation and ongoing monitoring of the department’s annual operating budget.
• Operational Administration: Oversee the Bank’s whistleblower reporting process, manage the system for updating and maintaining bank standard forms, and process outside counsel invoices and other Legal Department expenses.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree required, with general familiarity with federal and state laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions.
• Experience: Five to seven years’ experience as a paralegal within financial services or litigation, specifically handling responses to diverse legal processes such as civil subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, levies, and restraining notices.
• Skills: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), document database tools such as Relativity, court docket tools like Pacer, and various legal research tools.