Intern - Legal Clerk
Posted on: 28 Jul 2021
Chicago, IL
Job Description
Firm Overview:
StoneX (formerly known as INTL FCStone) is a financial services network and fortune 100 company that connects companies, organizations, traders and investors to the global markets ecosystem through a unique blend of digital platforms, end-to-end clearing and execution services, high-touch services and deep expertise.
Position Purpose:
Candidate will assist in a dynamic in-house legal team handling various matters such as large-scale national arbitrations, internal regulatory compliance and investigation, cyber matters, and matters arising from varying business lines.
Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Supports projects in the legal department as requested, including ongoing discovery, data management, and legal research. Collaborates with legal department colleagues and management to identify and mitigate risk exposures for the company. Collaborates with other legal team members and colleagues to deliver useful and results-oriented legal services within the Company. This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed.
Job Requirements:
Currently attending accredited law school. Superior research and drafting skills required. Must have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Superior organizational skills and ability to manage numerous projects with absolute deadlines. Must be able to work as a team member as well as independently. Must possess strong integrity and exhibit professionalism and enthusiasm at all times. Proven, responsible and cogent decision-making ability, problem solving skills and judgment. Ability to prioritize, to remain calm and focused, and to deliver quality work product in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent demands. Familiarity with the e-discovery platform Relativity or comparable e-discovery platform a plus. Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
Working conditions/Physical requirements:
Candidate is asked to work part-time from home and part-time from the office. Climate controlled office environment Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials Dynamic, time-sensitive environment
INTL FCStone
New York, New York
INTL FCStone Inc. operates as a financial services company worldwide. The company's Commercial Hedging segment offers risk management consulting services related to agricultural and energy commodities, and base metal products listed on the London Metals Exchange. Its Global Payments segment provides payment solutions to banks and commercial businesses; and charities and non-governmental organizations, and government organizations.
The company’s Securities segment offers value-added solutions that facilitate cross-border trading in foreign securities, including unlisted American Depositary Receipts, Global Depository Receipts, and foreign ordinary shares. It also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. In addition, this segment originates, structures, and places debt instruments; trades in various international debt instruments; and offers asset management services.
The company’s Physical Commodities segment provides a range of trading and hedging services comprising over-the-counter (OTC) products for various producers, consumers, and investors. It also provides financing services to commercial commodity-related companies against physical inventories.
The company’s Clearing and Execution Services segment offers prime brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; provides a range of OTC products, such as 24-hour a day execution of spot, forwards, and options, as well as non-deliverable forwards; and operates a proprietary foreign exchange desk that arbitrages the exchange-traded foreign exchange markets with the cash markets. The company was formerly known as International Assets Holding Corporation and changed its name to INTL FCStone Inc. in March 2011. INTL FCStone Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.
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IndustryAccounting/Finance
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No. of Employees1,851
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Website
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