Trust Strategist and Legal Assistant

About the Role: Baird Trust is growing by introducing Baird financial advisors and their clients to our first-class trust services. The Trust Strategist and Legal Administrative Assistant primarily supports a team of Trust Strategists who are responsible for helping Baird clients move their trust accounts to Baird Trust or add Baird Trust to their estate plan. This role helps ensure the financial advisor and clients initial experience with Baird Trust is smooth. The Impact Youll Make: Support a team of trust strategists throughout the Baird Trust footprint with a variety of administrative functions including scheduling meetings, managing CRM entries, and general support Assist with pre-acceptance and onboarding of new trust company clients including working with financial advisors and their staff to help them understand trust company processes to ensure a smooth experience Assist in creating marketing and presentation material related to the trust company services and trust planning subject matter for use by the Trust Strategist team Serve as a liaison with other functional areas, external customers, and vendors in the resolution of routine administrative and operational issues Provide administrative support including answering telephones, assisting visitors, and resolving and/or referring a range of administrative problems and inquiries Compose and edit correspondence and/or memoranda from dictation, verbal direction or from knowledge of established policies Schedule and coordinate meetings, events, interviews, appointments and/or other similar activities, which may include coordinating travel and lodging arrangements Coordinate and perform a range of staff and/or operational support activities for the Trust Legal team and Baird Trust Chief Operating Officer Prepare or assist in preparing recurring and/or ad hoc statistical and narrative internal reports for Baird Trust leadership Establish, maintain, and update files, databases, records and/or other documents including the trust company future fiduciary appointment database Perform other duties and projects as assigned What Youll Bring to Baird: High school diploma required, Bachelor's degree or Paralegal certification preferred Experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2-3 experience of administrative assistant in securities-related industry preferred Experience in project management for both long- and short-term projects Compensation and Benefits: $56,100 -$72,000 annual salary range Bonus potential up to 8.5% of base pay Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability Check out our Total Rewards at Baird, which is a summary of our benefits and compensation #LI-TA1 Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law. Baird is an employee-owned, international financial services firm specializing in wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management. Our mission is straightforward. We strive to provide the best financial advice and service to our clients and be the best place to work for all. Our culture is like no other with extraordinary people who make Baird great for our clients and one another. Nationally recognized as a great place to work since 2004, we invite you to learn more about Baird, our culture and our people. Baird is committed to inclusion & diversity for our clients, our associates and the communities where we live and work. This commitment stems from our culture of integrity, genuine concern for others and respect for the individual. We view inclusion & diversity as an ongoing journey one of shared responsibility, continuous improvement and a focus on progress. We invite you to join us as we work together to foster an environment where diversity unites rather than divides us.