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*Securian Financial Groups internal position title is Law Services Analyst.

Position Summary:

The Law department provides a centralized source of corporate legal services for the purpose of representing the interests of Securian Financial Group and its affiliates. In representing the Company, services will be performed on behalf of the duly authorized constituents of the corporate client, namely its directors, officers, employees, agents, and policyholders, but at all times the Company’s interests shall be paramount to that of any constituent. Services are to be performed in a professional, competent manner to the utmost of the attorney’s ability and within the standards of authority given.

Assists senior attorneys in serving two distinct lines of business within the Litigation group. Also provides legal and research support to the department’s other attorneys as needed.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Litigation Case Management:

• Maintain an appropriate case load

• Assist with overall case management in relation to Bankruptcies, Garnishments, levies and child support

• Export documents for litigation and responding to subpoenas

• Communicate with any business unit to ensure proper documentation will be collected and produced per any external or internal request related to Bankruptcies, Garnishments, levies and child support

Legal Holds: This portion of the position will be working closely with our litigation attorneys as well as members of our Corporate Compliance group to ensure proper submission of Legal Holds and eDiscovery management.

• Help review, draft and maintain all legal holds and to ensure all custodians under legal hold understand their legal hold obligation

• Maintain legal hold tool to ensure legal holds are properly distributed

• Communicate with corporate compliance to ensure proper documents and electronic data will be collected and retained per legal obligation

• Assist in creating efficient workflows and procedures surrounding all legal holds

Qualifications:

• 1+ years previous legal assistant and/or paralegal experience at a law firm or corporate law department

• Ability to research privacy laws, jurisdictional differences, and any other request by attorneys

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to distill topics into straight-forward explanations and disclosures.

• Self-directed and disciplined in order to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong organization and planning skills necessary to adjust to changing priorities and meet deadlines.

• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Legal Assistant or Paralegal Certification is helpful but not required for this position

• Experience with bankruptcies, garnishments, levies and child support distribution

Securian Financial has been around for over 140 years. We’re committed to giving back to our community, donating 15,000 employee volunteer hours this past year. We also provide extensive resources to our employees for professional development and growth and a number of diverse professional and social opportunities throughout the company. There’s a reason our employees have voted us as a best place to work year after year! In addition:

• Generous paid time off. We want you to take time off for whatever matters most to you!

• Tuition reimbursement program. We value continuous learning at Securian!

• Company-funded pension plan as well as 401K retirement plan – great resources to secure your financial future.

• Continuous opportunities for new challenges.

• Variety of health plan options as well as dental and vision plans.

• Paid maternity/paternity leaves.

Physical job requirements:

• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week

• Ability to utilize keyboard, mouse and computer for up to 3-6 hours per day

• Ability to utilize telephone for approximately 1-3 hours per day

• Ability to perform simple grasping including handwriting, paper manipulation, sorting, folding, etc. periodically throughout entire workday

Securian Financial Group, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital or familial status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status, status in regard to public assistance, status in a local human rights commission, or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us by telephone 651-665-5522 (voice), 711 (telecommunications relay), or by email at EmployeeRelations@securian.com.