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.
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ 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. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/edward-jones-releases-annual-purpose-inclusion-and-citizenship-report/?codes=DIRECT&utm_source=DIRECT) .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
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.
As a Paralegal II, you'll play a key role in supporting litigation and regulatory matters, with a primary focus on third-party subpoenas, court orders, and eDiscovery activities. You'll work independently on complex legal matters, provide guidance to business partners, and help drive process improvements while collaborating with a highly engaged legal team.
What You'll Do
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.
Where You'll Make an Immediate 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.
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree required with 11-14 years of relevant professional experience, including 10+ years in marketing, customer experience, customer strategy, or growth-focused roles.
Proven success developing and executing marketing strategies that drive measurable business results.
Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders in a complex matrixed environment.
Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and ability to leverage data and insights to inform strategic decisions.
Knowledge of integrated marketing, customer journeys, segmentation, and multi-channel marketing strategies.
What Could Set You Apart
Financial services, wealth management, or advisor-facing experience.
Deep understanding of advisor practices, client engagement, and growth strategies.
Experience leveraging AI, automation, or marketing technology to enhance marketing effectiveness.
Strategic, innovative mindset with a track record of influencing senior leaders and delivering measurable outcomes.
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.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?\sft\category=awards-accolades)
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?\sft\category=awards-accolades-en-ca)
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page (https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1) .
