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Experience GuideStone!
We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.
What We Offer You!
We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.
The Legal Analyst ? Investments (?Analyst?) will report to the Associate Counsel, Investments, primarily supporting all in-house legal work for GuideStone Financial Resources? (?GSFR?) Investments business unit, GuideStone Investment Services (?GSIS?), an exempt investment adviser to charitable organizations, GuideStone Capital Management, LLC (?GSCM?), a registered investment adviser, and GuideStone Funds (?Funds?), a registered mutual fund family. The Analyst will perform all first-line legal work for the Investments business unit.
What You'll Do
- Coordinate with other functions within GSFR?s Investments business unit (including Portfolio Management, Investment Services, and Fund Ops) for intake of requests for contract or other legal document review
- Perform initial review of service requests and respond to inquiries as able, and escalate requests as needed
- Assist with initial review of all contracts related to the Investments business unit
- Perform legal research and analyze legal issues as directed
- Coordinate and track deliverables from outside counsel and consultants
- Maintain project status information and monitor status of deliverables
- Assist with the implementation of web-based solution platforms
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's Degree
- Juris Doctor (J.D.), preferred
- Preferred experience working as a paralegal or analyst at an in-house legal department or law firm or working in a contracts-management, compliance, or risk-management role
- Basic understanding of and strong interest in the investment management industry and the laws and regulations applicable to investment advisers and funds preferred
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to interpret questions and assist others not familiar with complex legal terminology or issues
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiate appropriate action to resolve issues with the appropriate degree of supervision
- Ability to give clear, concise directions, instructions and guidance to others
- Ability to perform legal research using LexisNexis or other tools
- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to assess and manage multiple priorities
- Command of a variety of software applications to accomplish work tasks and ability to implement efficient systems for organizing work
- Ability to work effectively as a team member with every level of GSFR staff and outside counsel, including timely and effective collaboration and responsiveness
- Actively contributes to departmental goals for process maturity and increased efficiencies
- Agility and attitude to succeed at learning and applying new knowledge and skills
- Proficient skills in MS Office and appropriate GuideStone system applications
- Complete confidentiality regarding GuideStone business and personnel matters
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Qualification
Juris Doctor (JD)
Practice Areas & Specialty
Compliance/Regulatory, Corporate, Investment Management
Key Skills Required
MS OfficeCapital ManagementCollaborationCommunicationCommunity OutreachCompassionComplianceDevelopmentDocument ReviewGuidanceImplementationInterpersonal SkillsInvestment ManagementInvestment ServicesLearningLegal ResearchLegal TerminologyManagementMutual FundPortfolio ManagementProcess MaturityProfessional DevelopmentReimbursementResearchResponsivenessSupervisionTeamwork
Job Overview
Job Function: Legal Services / Legal
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Not Specified
Salary: Competitive & Based on Experience
Experience: 0 - 0 yrs
Contact Information
Company Name: GuideStone
Recruiting People: HR Department
Website: N/A
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