Senior Corporate Paralegal

Role and Responsibilities:

These functions might include but are not limited to:

• Draft, update, and maintain corporate entity records across a complex multi-entity organizational structure, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with state requirements.
• Prepare and file personal property tax returns related to leased office space.
• Support employment matters, including coordinating responses to discovery, maintaining case files, and working with outside counsel.
• Conducting legal research on corporate law, regulations, and compliance matters to provide accurate and relevant support.
• Assisting in drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including corporate filings, memorandums, contracts, agreements, and legal correspondence.
• Providing support for corporate transactions like assisting with the preparation of necessary documentation and coordinating with relevant parties.
• Preparing reports and presentations, maintaining and organizing documentation and records, and identifying potential areas of non-compliance to recommend resolutions.
• Proficiently using legal research tools, document management systems, and other legal software, including those for contract management, e-filing, and corporate governance. 
• Implementing internal policies and procedures and create mechanisms for monitoring compliance
• Addressing corporate and compliance issues in the field as they arise and confidently propose creative solutions
• Collaborating with legal on multifaceted compliance/legal issues and advice as to risk/liability exposure
• Reviewing and drafting nationwide real estate contracts and transaction documents

Competencies:

• Proactive with a sense of urgency
• Thoughtful, prepared, and confident paralegal with demonstrated exceptional research and writing skills
• Instills trust, strong communicator with consistent work ethic
• Demonstrates strong business insight with the ability to apply regulatory, legal and market knowledge to advance the organization’s goals
• Team Player with the ability to self-motivate and independently manage diverse workload
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and attention to deadlines
• Resourceful and able to quickly pivot from one project to another in a fast-paced environment

 

Experience, Skills, & Abilities:

Experience/Skills/Abilities:

• 3+ years’ experience in real estate, mortgage, lending, finance, or other highly regulated field.
• 3+ years’ experience in corporate law.
• 3+ years’ experience in compliance.
• Working knowledge of real estate industry processes and regulations including closing procedures
• General understanding of business entity structures and entity documents is a plus
• Knowledge of TCPA, FinCEN, RESPA, Do Not Call, CAN-SPAM, data privacy, U.S. Patriot Act, and Anti-Money Laundering, and real estate regulations
 

Education and Licensing Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree
• Notary (RON)

 

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 50% of the time
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, telephone, scanner, and computer printer
• Frequently communicates with job seekers, co-workers, and others. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Must be able to operate a laptop computer, write and type documents and emails, and read documents
• Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs

Travel Requirements:

Able to travel up to 5-10% of the time (minimal travel)