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Paralegal, Financial Services

Ameriprise Financial
Posted Aug 17
Full Time
Detroit, Michigan

We have an exciting opportunity to provide legal support to Group Counsel and associated Advice and Wealth Management business partners. Assist in completing legal transactions, including executing franchise registration, government filing and business processes, and responding to related questions; researching laws related to business; supporting resolution of advisor-related client and compensation issues, supervision and discipline, dispute resolution, and recruiting; and drafting related correspondence and identifying solutions to business requests. Collaborate across the General Counsel's Organization (GCO) and business to perform various tasks. Come join this opportunity and apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support Legal Department by preparing initial drafts of correspondence, information requests, presentation materials and other legal documents

  • Provide consultation to business partners on legal matters under attorney supervision

  • Gather, organize, summarize, and index documents for various sources for upcoming, pending, or potential legal issues

  • Management of legal document execution, delivery, tracking, and filing

  • Coordination and maintenance of legal billing matters in Legal Tracker system

  • Research law sources by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes

  • Work on special projects and project teams, as assigned

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent

  • 5-7 years relevant experience

  • Microsoft Suite proficiency: Intermediate level in Excel, Intermediate in Word, Advanced in Outlook

  • Adobe Professional proficiency: Intermediate level

  • Strong verbal communication skills, internal and external professional communications

  • Ability to multi-task, think ahead and meet deadlines Excellent writing and proofreading skills

  • Solid calendaring and organizational skills Conflict resolution skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with the federal electronic filing system, E-FILE

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Legal Affairs

Line of Business

GCO General Counsel's Organization

Requisition Number

R24_0000002365