Paralegal II

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 24-Jul-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

About the role

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society.

Our Legal Response Team serves as a critical partner to the firm, managing legal requests, court orders, litigation matters, and regulatory inquiries while helping protect the firm, its clients, and its associates. This team works across a variety of legal workstreams and collaborates with business partners, attorneys, courts, and outside counsel to ensure timely, accurate, and risk-conscious responses.

Responsibilities

• Independently review, analyze, and respond to complex third-party subpoenas and other legal requests.
• Provide guidance on court orders and assist with a variety of legal inquiries and service tickets.
• Manage and support eDiscovery activities, including data collection, analysis, review, tagging, and production for litigation and regulatory matters.
• Assist with higher-risk, more complex, or sensitive legal matters across the team.
• Partner with in-house attorneys, legal professionals, outside counsel, and external stakeholders to support ongoing legal matters.
• Conduct legal research, including review of state statutes, court rules, and procedural requirements.
• Draft, review, and interpret legal documents and correspondence.
• Proactively identify potential issues, assess risk, and recommend solutions.
• Participate in and contribute to team discussions, process improvements, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Train and support team members on legal processes, technology, and best practices.
• Ensure appropriate handling and protection of confidential, sensitive, privileged, and private information.
• Support special projects and other legal initiatives as directed.

Impact

In this role, you'll help the team manage a growing volume of litigation and regulatory matters while contributing to the continued evolution of our eDiscovery and legal response processes. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Support critical third-party litigation matters that impact the firm
• Enhance and improve eDiscovery workflows and best practices.
• Help streamline legal response operations through process improvements and collaboration.
• Serve as a trusted resource for legal guidance and operational support across multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 11–14 years of relevant professional experience, including 10+ years in a legal support role (e.g., paralegal, eDiscovery, litigation support).

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex legal requests, subpoenas, and court orders.
• Experience with eDiscovery processes, tools, and best practices.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to assess risk and recommend solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for drafting and interpreting legal documents.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with attorneys, business partners, and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information.

Skills

• Legal research, including familiarity with state statutes and court rules.
• Process improvement and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Training and supporting team members on legal processes and technology.

What could set you apart

• Financial services or wealth management industry experience.
• Experience with AI, automation, or legal technology to enhance efficiency.
• Strategic mindset with a track record of influencing senior leaders and delivering measurable outcomes.

Schedule

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance).
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage provided at no cost to associates.
• 401k retirement plan and tax-advantaged accounts (health savings account and flexible spending account).
• Ten paid holidays annually.
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, plus sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program available to all associates.