Legal Assistant

Position: Legal Assistant

Working hours: Negotiable

Salary Range: $2000/month

About the company:

A real estate and small business development company. We focus on building real estate heavy businesses in tertiary markets where we enjoy reduced competition. A cornerstone of our advantage in the market is the knowledge we have accumulated for multiple development incentive programs that are often offered in these underserved markets. These programs provide us with a financial advantage that lowers the risks associated with our projects.

About the role:

The legal side of the programs can get quite complicated and requires a large amount of oversight and compliance. We are looking to add a team member that will focus on program compliance investor documentation drafting and reviewing of legal documents and entity reporting and maintenance. You will deal with Historic Tax Credits New Market Tax Credits Opportunity Zone investments CPACE financing HUD financing and many other state and local programs.

The Legal Assistant is responsible for the following tasks but not limited to:

Duties and responsibilities:

• Transaction coordination with banks investors and program administrators
• Communicating with clients via phone by email and video to conduct interviews and field questions
• Performing initial background research and briefs for legal group
• Seeing to administrative tasks
• Attending meetings alongside the legal team and taking accurate notes on proceedings
• Organizing documents for program filing and record keeping
• Transcribing and proofreading legal documents
• Scheduling client appointments
• Maintaining client confidentiality and privacy
• Other admin ad hoc tasks

Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as a Legal Assistant or relevant role
• Hungry and willing to grow. US Real Estate (development) experience is an advantage.
• Team player and can work independently
• Maintains confidentiality and values integrity