Hybrid Real Estate & Transactional Paralegal bei Hand Arendall LLC

Description

SUMMARY: Performs a variety of legal support tasks for attorney(s) to whom assigned according to established policies and procedures. Maintains positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff. Observes confidentiality of firm and client matters.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drafting leases, purchase contracts, easements, deeds, and other real property related documents
• Reviewing legal descriptions, surveys, title commitments and exception documents
• Proofreading legal documents to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Analyzing and summarizing real estate documents
• Coordinating and preparing real estate closing documents for review by attorneys (i.e. escrow instructions, deeds, easements, owner’s affidavits, closing certificates, entitlements and statements)
• Supporting all aspects of real estate transactions, including review of title documents, surveys and plats and drafting title objection letters and responses
• Assisting in contract/document review, control and management and updating of contract forms
• Coordinating and managing transactional closings, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and financing
• Organizing corporate records and conducting due diligence review
• Preparing and maintaining closing checklists and binders
• Preparing all documents required to form corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities
• Other duties as assigned 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Normal first-class law office environment. 

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to read and write in order to proof and perform minor editing (e.g., punctuation, grammar, spelling) of routine law office correspondence and legal case matters. Perform non-complex arithmetic calculations when verifying calculations on forms and documents; maintain records and filing systems at an appropriate level.
• Approximately 3-5 years on the job paralegal experience necessary in order to gain an understanding of law office policies and procedures and produce accurate legal documents with minimal supervision.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical or spelling errors.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff to provide information with expected courtesy and tact.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate in person, by e-mail and telephone to provide information with expected courtesy and tact.
• Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and production of a high volume of accurate and reliable work product.
• Work occasionally requires more than the established office hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours.

Typical Physical Needs:

Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports. May need to climb stairs, ladders and/or scaffolding and lift up to 30 lbs.

EEO Statement:

Our Firm is an equal opportunity employer, and we look to fill every position with the best qualified person regardless of age, gender, race, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation. With offices across Alabama and Florida, we recruit from all over the Southeast and beyond to find the right fit for every position.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.