Description:

Job Summary:
This entry-level role provides recent laws school graduates the opportunity to develop professional skills, gain exposure to different areas of the business, and explore potential career paths through rotational experiences across multiple teams. Participants build knowledge of the company's operations, culture, and talent development programs while contributing to projects and providing support on legal matters supporting the business with guidance from experienced in-house counsel.

Essential Job Functions:

Provide legal support within assigned practice areas by conducting legal research, assisting with litigation and transactional matters, preparing legal documents, and supporting governance activities such as agendas, minutes, and meeting coordination - (35%)
Contribute to legal projects, departmental initiatives, and business partner requests while developing expertise in assigned areas. - (20%)
Participate in rotational assignments, role-specific training, coaching, and talent development programs to build technical knowledge, professional skills, and understanding of the organization, culture, and business operations. - (20%)
Build and maintain effective relationships with internal partners and external counsel, communicate information clearly and professionally, present recommendations, and identify, resolve, or escalate issues as appropriate. - (15%)
Learn and apply team processes and procedures, while supporting operational activities, project work, and continuous improvement efforts. - (10%)

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctorate/PhD (Juris Doctorate) from an accredited law school.
Successful passage of a state bar examination, or currently actively pursuing bar admission through a pending bar examination or licensure process.
0-1 years Banking, Financial Services, or Fintech Legal Matters (or equivalent legal matters)

Skills:

Microsoft Office
Legal Analysis
Legal Documents
Legal Research

Reports To: Manager and above

Direct Reports: 0

Work Environment:
Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are expected in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.
Communicate/Hearing
Communicate/Talking
Stationary Position/Seated
Typing/Writing
Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties:
This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.