Come join one of America’s fastest growing insurance companies with a stable history of 175 years. At National Life Group (“NLG”), we offer a flexible work environment with opportunity for growth. As a mission-driven business, our promises are as important as the products we sell. We encourage our associates to live our values: Do Good. Be Good. Make Good.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuity policies that we sell. Our cause is also to make the world a better place through grants from our charitable foundation, paid time for our employees to volunteer, environmentally sustainable and healthy work sites, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We invite you to explore what we have to offer and to join our cause.

Role Summary

We are looking for a talented individual to join our Law & Compliance Department as a paralegal. This position will collaborate with in-house counsel, business partners, and outside counsel on legal matters, projects, and critical Company initiatives. This includes subpoena response; liens, levies, and garnishments; legal and factual research; due diligence and data compilation; litigation and related discovery; and corporate and transactional matters. National Life Group is comprised of a family of affiliated financial services companies, including two insurance companies, a broker dealer, and an asset manager, among other entities. This role will work with all of these entities and business partners throughout the organization in an exciting, dynamic, and supportive environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Review incoming subpoenas, collaborate with assigned attorney to identify and assemble responsive records, and prepare the Company’s response.
Review incoming liens, levies, garnishments, and similar items related to Company employees and agents and ensure proper processing and response.
Assist with litigation-related tasks as needed, including compiling records, preparing litigation hold memoranda and attorney engagement letters, assisting with responses to discovery requests, coordinating witness interviews and deposition prep, and other tasks.
Assist with corporate governance tasks as needed, including corporate documentation, policies and procedures, corporate licenses and certificates of authority, regulatory filings, and other tasks.
Assist with corporate transactions as needed, including due diligence, closing checklists, filings, and other transaction-related activities.
Perform legal research, prepare memoranda summarizing findings, and provide general paralegal support for the Law & Compliance team.
Assist with other Law & Compliance matters as needed.

Qualifications

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent accreditation, experience, or training.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills (presentation, verbal, and written).
Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment – i.e., highly organized self- starter with ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines with little supervision.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership, as well as external clients, attorneys, and vendors.
Demonstrated project management and collaboration capabilities, including driving successful outcomes and meeting deadlines on multi-disciplinary teams.
Prior paralegal or law firm experience preferred but not required.
Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
Currently licensed notary public or willing to obtain license.