Legal Production Assistant

As a Legal Production Assistant in our Corporate Law and Compliance area, individuals have the opportunity to partner with and support our most dynamic and fastest growing teams within the organization.

Here are few examples of responsibilities:

• Coordinate the daily office activities: balancing incoming calls, incoming and outgoing mail and monitoring/ordering supplies.
• Assist teams with administrative needs, expenses and scheduling arrangements.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure a productive environment.
• Dedicate a portion of time to project work as requested by leadership team.
• Under limited supervision, deliver a full range of administrative services to leaders or key staff members in a department.
• Within general guidelines, make independent decisions about planning, organizing and scheduling of own work.

Success in this position requires strong communication, critical thinking to identify and implement solutions and interpersonal skills to build relationships to work collaboratively with leaders and overall team.

This position is also a great way to advance your career. As a growing company with over 16,000 employees around the world, Principal offers a lot of ways for you to learn more, earn more and achieve more.

• 2+ years experience as a Legal Production Assistant or equivalent administrative experience required (Financial Service or legal/compliance a plus).
• Must have good knowledge of law and legal procedures to review and analyze contracts, agreements, legal memoranda, investment and court documents, and inquiries.
• Requires good judgment, good communications skills, and the ability to work well both individually and with others to meet strict deadlines.
• Must have or be able to quickly develop skills in legal terminology and concepts.
• Good computer, typing (45-55 CWPM), transcription and spelling/grammar skills needed.
• Must ensure strict confidentiality in the handling of all legal or sensitive material.

With the right skills and experience, we're also looking to hire in at the next level: 

• Requires at least 4 years as a Legal Production Assistant or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of law and legal procedures to review and analyze contracts, agreements, legal memoranda, investments and court documents, and inquiries.

Location(s)

This role will be located at our Des Moines, IA downtown corporate offices. 

Work Environments

This role offers a hybrid work environment, blending at least three office days in a typical workweek. 

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.