Paralegal

Company: INB
Location: Springfield
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description
Summary

INB is seeking a paralegal with experience in researching, managing, drafting and coordinating legal documents and matters for our in-house attorneys. The candidate will provide a broad spectrum of support, focusing primarily on residential and commercial real estate loan transactions, commercial contracts, and financial regulation risk management, under the supervision of the General Counsel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Support legal counsel in the research, drafting and management of legal memoranda, pleadings, contracts, presentations and reports.
• Scheduling and coordinating cross-functional meetings, and reporting the results or actions developed by committee or team members.
• Serve as project manager on various complex and multi-faceted projects requiring extended due diligence and follow-through on risk management and legal issues.
• Provide general administrative support to in-house attorneys as necessary, including answering and directing phone calls, monitoring deadlines and calendars, processing expense reports and invoices
• Other duties may be assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities
  
  This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
  
  Experience and Skills
  Qualifications
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  Education and/or Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree, Associate's Degree or Paralegal education preferred.
  • Proven working experience as legal assistant or paralegal preferred.
  • Knowledge of or interest in real estate, banking or regulatory regulation and procedures preferred.
    
    Communication Skills
    
    Ability to effectively document and present research and related information to supervising attorneys.
    
    Organizational Skills
    
    Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
    
    Computer Skills
    
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in all Microsoft Office programs, with an ability to quickly learn other bank related programs. Use computer software to manage and organize documents and data.
    
    Physical Demands
    
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    May be required to travel. Involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
    
    ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    
    Illinois National Bank is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is INB's policy to afford equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. The EEO Law poster is available here:
    https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

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