Legal Assistant

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The legal division of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (“Cboe” or the “Company”) is hiring a Legal Assistant. The position will work primarily from Cboe’s headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, but will have flexibility to work from home two to three days per week to the extent permitted under Cboe’s policies (which may be updated from time to time).

As detailed below, the legal assistant will primarily support the legal division’s corporate function. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a motivated candidate to manage important corporate legal tasks for a leading global financial services company.

About Cboe:

Cboe provides cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world. Cboe is committed to defining markets through product innovation, leading edge technology, and seamless trading solutions. Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies. For more information about Cboe please visit our website at http://www.cboe.com.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Maintaining and updating Cboe’s global entity management database, which includes liaising with legal personnel around the world to ensure necessary updates are identified and tracked properly.
• Maintaining and appropriately filing and organizing corporate records, such as officer and director appointment documentation and board minutes
• Coordinating with external service providers to file state annual reports and other documents.
• Supporting legal division attorneys in contract management matters, including facilitating execution of contracts and appropriate filing and tracking of contracts in Cboe’s contract management system.
• Assisting in supporting board of director meetings from time to time as needed, including compiling agendas and disseminating board materials and assisting with board meeting scheduling and logistics.
• Supporting routine public company compliance and governance matters under the direction of legal division attorneys.
• Providing meeting scheduling and logistics support, as well as other administrative support, to legal division attorneys as requested.
• Proofreading, updating, formatting and maintaining reports, presentations and other documents as requested.
• Providing other legal division support as requested (could include support with legal billing, legal division event planning or other matters).

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Highly detail-oriented

• Highly organized

• Ability to manage competing priorities and a diverse set of responsibilities

• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ year(s) of experience working as a legal assistant or paralegal at a corporation or law firm is required, 2+ years is strongly preferred

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

• Authorization to act as a notary in Illinois (or willingness to obtain such authorization)

• High degree of proficiency in Adobe PDF and the Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

• Experience in working with corporate entity management databases, legal billing software and/or electronic information sharing portals for corporate boards of directors preferred but not required.

Benefits and Perks

We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, where you choose where and how you work
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
• Employee referral bonus program
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities

Some of our employees’ favorite benefits and perks include:

• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
• Generous charitable giving company match
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
• On-site gyms  and discounts to other fitness centers

More About Cboe Global Markets

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people.  Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot  of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

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Our pay ranges are determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, role, experience, level, and location. The national new hire base pay range for this job in the United States is $55,250-$68,250. This range represents the minimum and maximum base pay the company expects to offer for new hires working in the position full time. If you live in one of the following areas or if you work in a Cboe office in the following areas, the range may be higher according to the geographic differentials listed below:

Within the range, individual pay is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to base pay, our total rewards program includes an annual variable pay program and benefits including healthcare (medical, dental and vision), 401 (k) with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, paid time off, market-leading tuition assistance, and much more!  Your recruiter will provide more details about the total compensation package, including variable pay and benefits, during the hiring process. For further information on our total rewards program, visit TOTAL REWARDS @CBOE. 

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.