Legal Processing Representative

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

The Legal Processing Representative is responsible for review of legal restraints information, subpoenas, Grand Jury subpoenas, Summons, and multi state and IRS levies; processing the documents required by law to restrict/or not restrict customer's accounts; providing documents and answers to attorneys and courts as requested.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all job-specific training requirements in a timely fashion.
• Review legal documents for authentication.
• Legal processing of child support, commonwealth, executions, all PA procedures, Judicial subpoenas, IRS summons, IRS and NY levies, information subpoena, restraining notices and release of restraining notices.
• Answer questions from branches, customers, and attorneys.
• Answer phone for customer service line and route appropriately.
• Research checks and deposits.
• Process bulk legal research.
• Assist PA Department of Revenue (Date of Death).

Ancillary Duties:

As an integral member of the Deposit Operations Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Deposit Operations Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.

Education, Training and Requirements:

• A High School diploma or equivalent required.
• An Associate's Degree in Business or Legal Studies preferred.
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills:

• Proficient reading, writing, grammar, and mathematical skills.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required.
• Must be able to carry out written and oral instructions.
• Must be detail oriented and have excellent communication, customer service, organization and data entry skills.
• Must be able to prioritize and work effectively under time constraints.

Experience:

• At least one year of office-related experience in a legal position required.
• One year of banking experience preferred.

Hours: 40hours/week

Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

The Company is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability. If you have a physical or mental impairment and would like to request an accommodation with respect to the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.