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Team Lead – Legal Document Review – Garnishments

Team Lead – Legal Document Review – Garnishments

CompanyM&T Bank
LocationBridgeport, CT, USA
Salary$25.55 – $42.59
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • 4 or more years’ higher education and/or work experience
  • Work leadership experience

Responsibilities

  • Monitor work flow and serve as liaison between assigned Item Processing & Deposit Services unit and management.
  • Provide training and coaching to assigned Item Processing & Deposit Services team on daily work functions and approve work of assigned team. Assist with onboarding new hires.
  • Assist with production work on an as needed basis.
  • Complete daily production reporting for assigned Item Processing & Deposit Services team.
  • Maintain currency of team procedures; complete quality assurance control reviews of team activities to ensure adherence to these procedures.
  • Participate in special projects as assigned.
  • Manage and provide guidance on exceptions occurring within the team.
  • Identify opportunities and assist with implementation of approved process improvement efforts for assigned team.
  • Reconcile the general ledger as required by assigned area.
  • Approve daily team productivity reports, ensuring they accurately reflect team activity.
  • Research and resolve routine internal and external customer issues and escalations within assigned area.
  • Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
  • Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
  • Complete other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Banking operations experience
  • Proven ability to multi-task
  • Proven ability to work under tight time constraints
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven organizational skills
  • Proven prioritization skills
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and sound discretion
  • Ability to recognize time sensitive and urgent matters
  • Experience as a paralegal or legal assistant in a large law firm
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Some knowledge of complex court orders and seizures
  • Expertise with various notices and legal documents
  • Some knowledge of laws regarding federally exempt deposit types of other states
  • Proven verbal and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of systems, documents and procedures in assigned area
  • Knowledge of relevant spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software as required within assigned team