Legal Research Associate

TRACE International, Inc.•Annapolis, MD

6d•$55,000 - $70,000•Remote

About The Position

The Legal Research Associate serves as a subject matter expert on legal compliance content. The Legal Research Associate (1) conducts comprehensive legal research to develop, update, and quality-control compliance guides, training materials, e-course content, and other resources to provide strategic value to TRACE members; (2) manages TRACE’s online Resource Center as lead platform administrator and lead content manager; and (3) manages TRACE’s Partner Law Firm program. The Legal Research Associate is an attorney possessing strong legal research and writing skills who remains current on substantive legal developments relevant to TRACE’s mission, to enable TRACE to provide our member companies with insightful and timely compliance resources. The Legal Research Associate has strong communication, project management and customer service skills and represents TRACE in a professional manner. The Legal Research Associate manages TRACE’s online Resource Center, including serving as the lead administrator of the Tizra site, maintaining/updating existing resources and identifying and creating new resources (e.g. white papers, checklists, memes, presentations, webinar outlines, and other resources that support compliance training, etc.), responding to member inquiries, assisting with Resource Center demos and member engagement outreach and initiatives, and reporting analytics related to Resource Center usage. The Legal Research Associate will support TRACE programming efforts to help to identify and maintain global partner law firm relationships, and review and revise legal summaries contributed by Partner Law Firms, consultants, or other contributors. The Legal Research Associate is a self-starter who welcomes a changing pace and subscribes to TRACE’s commitment to excellence and the highest standards of service both internally and externally.

Requirements

Authorized to work in the United States
Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited institution
At least 1 year of professional experience, preferably in a law firm or corporate setting
Superior writing and analytical skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Proven self-starter managing complex projects simultaneously and independently

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe
Collaborative but able to work independently with minimal oversight
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously
Solution-oriented, problem solver
Strong decision-making and interpersonal skills
Professional / able to maintain confidentiality and discretion
Comfortable with public speaking and presenting, both live and virtually
Flexible and adaptable

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive legal research and analysis to support TRACE presentations and publications
Develop legal content and provide quality assurance review for course outlines, course slides, training companions, compliance guides, newsletters, blog posts, white papers, essays, podcast content, webinar outlines, etc.
Serve as a compliance subject matter expert on topics relevant to TRACE
Manage TRACE’s Resource Center, including lead administration of the Tizra platform, content lifecycle management, platform redesign, and analytics with the assessment of usage of Resource center materials
Manage Partner Law Firm program relationships and material collection
Proactively collaborate across teams to identify emerging compliance content needs and advise on strategic resource development
Proofread and edit external contributor blog submissions to TRACE standards
Assist with TRACE event programming (i.e. development of substantive agendas, identifying and inviting speakers, facilitating panel discussions, social media posts at events, leading webinars, etc.)
Support TRACE President with board-related matters
Perform additional duties as assigned, which may be modified to support business needs