Administrator
Company: State Bar of Texas
Location: Austin
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
JOB VACANCY NOTICE JOB NUMBER: 26-004-1615 CLOSING DATE: Open
until filled SALARY RANGE: Commensurate with experience, plus
excellent benefits POSITION TITLE: IOLTA Administrator - Texas
Access to Justice Foundation GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Interest on
Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Administrator supports and ensures
the accuracy and completeness of Texas IOLTA Program database
management system, including tracking, analyzing, and compiling
detailed financial data and related documentation from more
than100,000 attorneys, 36,000 IOLTA accounts with 400 financial
institutions. The IOLTA Program is administered by the Texas Access
to Justice Foundation to provide civil legal services throughout
the state. Responsibilities of the IOLTA Administrator include
processing detailed financial data from monthly and quarterly bank
reports and imports into the IOLTA database and managing and
administering the annual IOLTA compliance functions for all Texas
attorneys and law firms. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: Receive, analyze, track
and compile detailed financial data monthly and quarterly for over
36,000 accounts from more than 400 bank reports and ensure the
accurate import and posting of data into the IOLTA database
management system. Ensure reports are received timely. Examine bank
reports for accuracy and completeness of computation, interest
rate, and interest payment. Contact banks to resolve discrepancies
in bank reports. Reconcile monthly/quarterly IOLTA payments
received with bank reports and investigate and resolve any
differences. Manage and coordinate the annual IOLTA compliance
verification process for attorneys and law firms. This includes
multi-stage, multi-format communication and response steps, both
digital and analog; arranging and managing third-party mailing
process, and ensuring attorney compliance status is updated timely
in the database management system. Handle a large volume of general
inquiries regarding the IOLTA Program from financial institutions
and attorneys. This includes responding to calls and emails,
providing technical expertise, and suggesting corrective action to
banks. Also responding to calls and emails from attorneys and
providing guidance to them regarding IOLTA compliance. The
administrator also instructs prospective and new banks on
procedures to enroll and participate in the IOLTA program and
records and updates any bank changes including mergers,
acquisitions, or contact changes in the database. Assists with
promotion and support of the Prime Partner bank program, including
creation of thank-you letters to attorneys and contacts with
bankers. Other administrative support including:Process subpoena
requests from the State Bar of Texas Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
Create spreadsheets, charts, and graphs to assist with reports for
management, board members, grantors, and other stakeholders, while
maintaining confidentiality. Provide back-up administrative support
for the office; including answering phones, voice mail, e-mails;
processing mail and mail-outs, banks deposits, and assisting with
overall office operations, as needed. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Two
years’ higher education and/or experience in an office environment
performing accurate, numerical, detailed work. Strong proficiency
in Microsoft Office products required, particularly Excel, Customer
service experience; preferably working with banks or attorneys or
other professional services. Experience working with databases
and/or applications that manage transactions and sensitive customer
data. Accounting experience helpful. Skills in project management;
problem solving; time management; communication (both oral and
written) and attention to detail. HOW TO APPLY:
https://careers-texasbar.icims.com
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