Paralegal

Job Description

Paralegal | Space Coast Credit Union

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Space Coast Credit Union, located in Melbourne, FL. Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) is a not-for-profit financial institution founded in 1951, committed to delivering financial services built on integrity and a people-first philosophy, serving over 685,000 members. This role is vital for providing comprehensive paralegal and administrative support to the Credit Union’s Legal Department, ensuring effective legal operations, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and governance to protect legal interests and support business objectives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Experienced Professional
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Melbourne, FL
• Pay: $75910–$77638 yearly
• Team: Legal Department
• Mission: To provide comprehensive paralegal and administrative support for effective legal operations, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and governance to protect the Credit Union’s legal interests and support business objectives.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), document management systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Legal Department Support: Support the Legal Department in managing a range of legal matters, including contract review, litigation support, regulatory inquiries, governance, and compliance projects.
• Document Drafting & Organization: Assist with drafting, reviewing, and organizing a variety of legal documents, such as contracts, service agreements, pleadings, discovery responses, and internal memoranda.
• Contract Lifecycle Management: Manage contract processes from intake and tracking to renewals, amendments, and terminations, maintaining centralized legal and contract files for accuracy and accessibility.
• Litigation and Dispute Assistance: Support litigation and disputes by organizing case files, coordinating with outside counsel, preparing factual summaries, tracking deadlines, and assisting with discovery responses and subpoena compliance.
• Regulatory & Compliance Coordination: Assist with responses to regulatory examinations, audits, and requests, coordinating information flow between Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Operations departments.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Mid-Senior Level Paralegal or legal administrative professional.
• Experience: 5+ years of paralegal or legal administrative experience required. Demonstrated working knowledge of contracts, civil litigation, probate law, bankruptcy law, corporate governance, and regulatory processes.
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail and accuracy, effective verbal and written communication, ability to analyze information and organize complex records, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and document management systems.
• Bonus: Experience in financial services, civil law, credit unions, banking, regulatory compliance, or corporate legal environments is strongly preferred. Familiarity with financial institution operations, compliance programs, and regulatory agencies is also preferred.