Legal Asst II - On Site in Portland, Oregon at The Standard

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

The Legal Assistant II provides administrative and legal support to the Transactions Legal Group and senior leadership, including the Chief Legal Officer. This role owns calendar and travel coordination, expense processing, and meeting logistics, while also supporting regulatory exams, legal reporting, and document preparation. The position manages legal records and filing systems, maintains document tracking and retention, and supports workflow intake processes to ensure efficient legal operations.

* Ability to work on-site in downtown Portland 3 days per month is a requirement of the role. *

Key Responsibilities

• Manage calendars, meetings, travel, and expenses for legal team and senior leaders
• Support regulatory exams, legal reports, and preparation of memos and communications
• Maintain legal records, filing systems, and document tracking/retention processes
• Coordinate document research and retrieval through legal indexing systems
• Support work intake processes and day-to-day administrative operations

Skills and Background You’ll Need

• Education: High School Diploma required, Associate’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 4+ years of progressively responsible administrative work experience in a corporate law or business department, law office, or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
• Prior experience supporting senior management officers, Chief Legal Officer and/or in-house law department preferred.
• Experience interacting with all levels of the organization with a concentrated focus on Senior Management.
• Notary or ability to achieve designation within 3 months preferred

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Organization: Must be detail oriented and able to handle critical tasks for supported staff quickly and efficiently.
• Adaptability: Recognizes and is open to changing circumstances and alters behavior as necessary.
• Driving Success: Takes action, initiates activity, pursues ambitious goals with persistence and shows resilience in the face of obstacles and setbacks.

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.