Real Estate Paralegal at Jobot

Irvine, CA 92612

About the Job

100% Local Remote Position

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Scott Filbin
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Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 per year

A bit about us:

Boutique law firm partnered with highly reputable real estate investment & development company currently in expansion mode. Company is doing extremely well and positioned strong for the short and long term.

Why join us?

Partnership is with a longstanding, reputable real estate development and investment company with a large growing pipeline
Outstanding reputation in the industry
Strong management and executive team
Newly created position due to growth
Excellent corporate culture and tight knit team

Job Details

Projects:
As it relates to legal matters at the asset level, corporate level and fund level, the Paralegal will have responsibility for the creation or clean-up projects that will include:
1. Create corporate governance for the acquisitions closings process.
2. Building out a legal entity database.
3. Clean-up/organization as needed of the firm’s legal database / shared drive and assess best way to organize for easy reference.
4. Build and maintain legal organizational charts for upper tier/management entities, funds, co-invests SMA’s and properties.
5. Acquisitions
6. Due Diligence

Responsibilities:
As it relates to legal matter for Corporate, Fund or Asset level, the legal associate will have responsibility for the following ongoing duties:

For each new asset closing, manage the acquisitions closing process/ Funding Checklist to ensure accuracy, completeness. This includes the notary process.
Manage corporate entities, formations, qualifications, maintenance, and dissolutions.
Coordinate with all external law firms to draft Operating Agreements, LP Agreements, resolutions/written consents.
Coordinate execution and distribution of approved documents including, but not limited to: Fund structuring LPA’s and Operating Agreements, Loan Agreements and SPV Operating Agreements.
Obtain EIN’s, maintain Form W-9’s in accordance with tax filings required by the company and build out structured documentation alongside our tax team for annual filing purposes.
Interface with many internal groups (e.g., Accounting, Treasury, Investor Relations, Operations and Acquisitions).
Coordinate with all external law firms to draft Operating Agreements, LP Agreements, resolutions/written consents.
Maintain legal shared drive with all current documents.
Act as the company’s point of contact for all insurance needs.
Perform ad hoc assignments, as needed.
Review and maintain all company contracts.

Qualifications:

5-10 years of in-house paralegal experience, or other relevant experience
Bachelor's degree required
Familiarity with corporate entity formation, maintenance, and governance
Experience within financial services, hedge fund, private equity, or real estate heavily preferred
Superior grammar, writing and communication skills
Ability to interact well with all levels of personnel
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
Ability to manage time and tasks effectively
Demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the company’s internal affairs
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize high-volume work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Experienced with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Notary public a plus

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