Legal Support Specialist (Paralegal)

Join Acuitys Legal Department as a Legal Support Specialist, where youll help support corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and legal operations. Youll help maintain corporate records and filings, conduct research, support audit, and regulatory response efforts, and collaborate with internal partners to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. You will support business and regulatory matters rather than claims handling or claims litigation activities.

You will report to the Director - House Counsel.

Internal Deadline to Apply: Thursday, September 10th

What youll do:

• Support legal and compliance functions by maintaining regulatory inventories, compliance matrices, and internal tracking tools to support adherence to laws and regulations.
• Support corporate governance efforts by coordinating and submitting required filings and notices, annual reports, biographical affidavits, fingerprinting requests and other similar items.
• Assist in preparing corporate governance-related materials as requested (e.g., committee meeting materials, resolutions, minutes).
• Support drafting and reviewing legal contracts (i.e., terms and conditions, non-disclosure agreements).
• Assist in coordinating responses to compliance and regulatory inquiries, including cross-departmental efforts, and help document corrective actions and remediation efforts related to regulatory matters.
• Complete research projects on a variety of state and federal laws, and assist with monitoring such laws as needed.
• Support coordination and submission of subpoena responses.
• Assist with monitoring complaints mailbox, coordinate and track responses prepared by claims/underwriting or other departments and ensure timely resolution.
• Support legal internal investigations.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What were looking for:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Law, or a related field; Paralegal Certificate, equivalent legal training, or a similar background is valuable.
• 5+ years of experience in a corporate, regulatory, compliance, or paralegal role.
• Background in Property & Casualty insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry, with experience related to contracts or law firms adding value.
• Working knowledge of insurance laws, corporate compliance, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices.
• Experience navigating unfamiliar issues, researching new legal, compliance, or regulatory topics, and supporting issue resolution.

Additional Details:

• This is a non-exempt, hourly position with a hybrid work schedule and onsite attendance at least 2 days per week.
• Acuity does not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization.*

This job is classified as non-exempt.

For this role, Acuity offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous 401(k) contribution, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, and more. A full description of benefits and eligibility will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Acuity will include at least one in-person interview during the hiring process for all positions.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations to apply or during the interview process, including for in-person interviews, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@acuity.com. Acuity is dedicated to offering reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process for qualified individuals.