Temporary Attorney

UnitedLex Professional Services is urgently sourcing remote licensed attorneys for a consultative, collaborative legal project supporting our client, an international financial client. Prior experience administering a records retention program, ideally within a financial organization, is required, as the project involves the thoughtful consideration of client files and technical data systems to support legal strategies and legal hold compliance. This engagement may last six months or longer and is an excellent opportunity to advance your skills and gain exposure to executing consultative legal strategies within a prestigious financial institution. 

Details:

• Start Date:  As quickly as possible following virtual interview and preliminary background screen launch
• Duration:  Phase 1 anticipated several weeks with additional phases planned for 6-12 months
• Pay Rate:  $40/hour 
• Location:  Fully remote
• Job Type:  Temporary, with anticipated 40 hours per week

Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough legal analysis on issues related to financial institutions, technical data systems, and data retention. 
• Review and analyze client technical data systems to support legal strategies and legal hold compliance. 
• Collaborate with legal, business, and IT teams to ensure adherence with data preservation efforts, including the identification, collection, and organization or relevant data sources. 
• Draft legal memoranda, summarize findings, and provide feedback and insight regarding specific and general applications of legal hold policies. 
• Collaborate with delivery teams, client legal personnel, and various delivery departments to acquire necessary information with professionalism and courtesy. 

Requirements:  

• Juris Doctorate degree from ABA Accredited Law School
• Active law license in any US Jurisdiction
• Prior experience researching or analyzing the application of data retention or legal hold policies, ideally but not necessarily in a legal context
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and deadlines effectively

Benefits: 

The below benefits are available immediately upon starting: 

• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) options including company match
• EAP plan that covers employees and household members
• Flexible schedule

We offer the following benefits after a minimum qualification period: 

• Access to group health plan (medical, dental, and vision)
• Three paid holidays per year (Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
• Basic Life
• PTO

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UnitedLex is a data and professional services company delivering outcomes that create value and competitive advantage for legal and the business. Our business is anchored by a passion for innovation brought to life by a global community of diverse individuals determined to deliver on the promise of data mastery, legal acumen, and human ingenuity.