Paralegal, I

Paralegal, I

Responsible for providing support to the attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel, including but not limited to, assisting in the administration of critical corporate governance matters, assisting with lending/transactional work and providing confidential executive level administrative support to the General Counsel/Corporate Secretary. Engages in a wide variety of legal work requiring the ability to function as a liaison with other internal functional groups, and as a representative of the Office of the General Counsel with external parties. Under the direction of an attorney, may perform the following: resolves routine legal issues; researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles; assists in litigation or corporate governance duties and interfaces with internal business units. Performs all duties in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the Company operates.

• Functions as a liaison between business units and the Office of the General Counsel.
• Possesses a basic level of knowledge of specific area of law (e.g. Corporate, Lending, or Civil Litigation).
• Assists with maintaining a comprehensive corporate calendar, preparing materials, tracking materials prepared by others for the board of directors meetings, its committees, and annual stockholder’s meetings.
  
• Assists with document gathering in response to discovery requests, initial review of pleadings and basic fact finding.
• Assists attorneys with basic regulatory research concerning commercial and consumer lending transactions.
• Performs legal document management and initial review of NDAs, governing entity formation documents, agreements, settlements, contracts, etc.
• Assists with opening new matters, processing and allocating law firm invoices using the Company’s law firm billing platform.
• Provides departmental operational support to the Legal Operations Manager, as needed.
• Seeks to build relationships throughout the Company to become a resource for the Office of the General Counsel and internal clients, and have strong communication skills.
• Ensures that legal documents are properly formatted and thoroughly proofread for punctuation, spelling, and grammar to produce a finished product for review by the attorneys or senior personnel.
• Participates in ongoing projects, as needed and works with members of the Office of the General Counsel in order to achieve project goals.

Banc of California is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), denial of Family and Medical Care Leave, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, national origin (including language use restrictions), race, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact Talent Acquisition Partner.

• Demonstrates knowledge of, adherence to, monitoring and responsibility for compliance with state and federal regulations and laws as they pertain to this position including but not limited to the following: Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act), Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity Act), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in conjunction with the USA PATRIOT Act, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Customer Information Program (CIP), Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA, state and federal) and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent drafting skills, familiarity with resolutions, minutes, incumbency and secretary certificates.
• Experience with law firm invoice billing platform (Legal Tracker) preferred.
• Basic understanding of public company reporting obligations preferred.
• Intermediate skills in computer terminal and personal computer operation; Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Possesses the ability to work efficiently, independently and quickly in order meet deadlines under the supervision of an attorney or in-house business personnel, while managing priorities, projects and deadlines.
• Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works ethically and with integrity; upholds organizational values; accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Follows policies and procedures; uses good judgment and seeks guidance from attorneys and senior personnel in order to ensure work product is finished in a timely manner; supports the Company’s goals and values.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to EEO policy; shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity; promotes working environment free of harassment of any type; builds a diverse workforce and supports affirmative action.
• Performs the position safely, without endangering the health or safety to themselves or others and will be expected to report potentially unsafe conditions. The employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and orders issued pursuant to the OSHA Act of 1970, which are applicable to one’s own actions and conduct.
• Is an active learner and understands the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Intermediate typing skills to meet production needs of the position.
• Intermediate math skills; calculate interest and percentages; balance accounts; add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; locate routine mathematical errors; compute rate, ratio and percent, including the drafting and interpretation of bar graphs.
• Exceptional oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, and speak clearly to customers and employees.
• Ability to work with general supervision while performing duties.

• Associate's Degree required.
• ABA Accredited Paralegal certification required.
• A minimum of 1 to 6 years of relevant work related experience consisting of a general paralegal background in banking and/or corporate law, bank operations, compliance, SEC reporting, or other related background.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required.

SALARY RANGE: $53,142.61 - 80,947.87; Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.