Legal Operations Specialist

Under the general supervision of the Manager & Counsel, the Law Clerk- Operations Specialist is responsible for the end-to-end processing of garnishments, levies, and other similar third-party legal orders for select American Express entities and providing other administrative support as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Associate’s degree or prior experience as a legal assistant in a law firm or in-house legal department role preferred.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Ability to quickly train on, navigate, extract information, and perform actions on a variety of databases and information platforms.
- Comfortable with learning new processes and using technology tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or prior experience as a legal assistant in a law firm or in-house legal department role preferred.
- Prior experience with processing levies, garnishments, and other legal orders.
- Sense of urgency and ability to discern critical matters.
- Manage workload to ensure that court or agency-imposed deadlines are met, and responses are complete and accurate.
- Ability to use good judgment in decision making.
- Able to work under pressure while requiring minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.