What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal – Real Estate and Business Transactions position at Lyons Gaddis, P.C.?
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Position Summary: Lyons Gaddis is seeking a real estate transactional Paralegal to join our team in our Longmont, CO office. The ideal candidate will assist lawyers with project management, client communication, document drafting, research and overall legal support. It requires a confident and professional individual with good organizational skills and writing ability, preferably with prior experience in the real estate industry. Lyons Gaddis offers an excellent benefits package and an opportunity to work in a challenging and collaborative environment. This position will begin on-site and may evolve into a two-day remote and three days in the office role.
Compensation: Our good faith salary range for this position is $75,000 – 90,000, and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage administrative aspects pertaining to acquisitions, sales and exchanges, and financing or refinancing of residential and commercial real estate.
- Review and organize due diligence documents.
- Obtain, review and analyze title commitments, surveys, and related documents including resolving any underlying issues.
- Prepare title and survey objection letters.
- Draft organizational-specific documents including, but not limited to, resolutions and incumbency certificates.
- Coordinate closings, including finalizing closing documents, coordinating execution with transaction parties, and preparing closing binders.
- Research public records, as needed, to assist in data gathering.
- Draft organizational documentation (including, but not limited to, operating agreements, limited partnership agreements, and bylaws) after entity creation.
- Create and maintain minute books.
- Calculate and monitor critical deadlines within transaction documents.
- Handle file organization and maintenance.
- Communicate effectively, professionally, and in a timely manner with attorneys, clients and related parties.
Qualifications/Skills
- Five years of experience in commercial real estate as a Paralegal.
- Paralegal Certificate or its equivalent.
- Undergraduate degree preferred.
Compensación: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
About Us
We imagine a world where the legal system serves as a platform to allow our community to thrive and helps us improve the lives of our clients and colleagues.
Lyons Gaddis was founded in 1972 by a group of lawyers who were also business and community leaders, with a mission to provide excellent legal services to the growing area of Northern Colorado. Over 50 years later, the team at Lyons Gaddis continues to bring experience to bear in service to local government, businesses, families, and individuals in the greater Denver area and throughout Colorado. Our primary objective is to deliver outstanding results for each of our clients in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
Our lawyers are well known, respected counselors, litigators, and advisors in Northern Colorado and throughout the state. Our diverse experience includes a past President of the Longmont Community Foundation, a member of the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame, the Vice President of the Colorado Bar Association, and a former chairperson of the Boulder County Planning Commission. Our lawyers are regularly invited to speak at seminars and educate other attorneys and industry representatives about important and constantly evolving legal issues.
Also dedicated to excellence outside of the office, our attorneys include an extreme skier, an opera singer, a college professor, and an international election observer.
Family is important to the firm and our employees, with annual events which include a summer Rockies game, participation in Race for the Cure and A Taste of Louisville, and a year-end holiday party.
Over 50 Years of Excellence
In 1972, the Longmont law firm of Grant, McCarren and Bernard formed the foundation for Lyons Gaddis, which has grown from three attorneys to 27, working in a multitude of legal areas. Today, as innovators and advisors, we focus on continuing and establishing genuine client relationships and providing results-oriented, cost-effective counsel.
Building Trust Through Client Service
Many of our clients today have been clients for over 50 years. We take pride in the confidence and trust our clients place in us, and we strive to treat every client as if they are our best client. Our attorneys understand the financial and business pressures that you face, and focus on creating strategies and solutions to resolve your case or transaction quickly and efficiently.
Giving Back to Our Community
At Lyons Gaddis, we not only serve our clients but we serve our community. Our employees volunteer for a variety of causes, including Habitat for Humanity, Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, and many more.
Our Mission
At Lyons Gaddis, our mission is to provide the highest quality legal service and counsel to our clients from an enduring, supportive, and engaging environment.
In pursuit of this mission we honor these core values:
- TRUST
We maintain trust through thoughtful communication, action with integrity, and constant dedication to each other and our clients. - RESPECT
We embrace each individual’s unique talents, honor diverse life and work styles, and unfailingly treat everyone with dignity. - COMMUNITY
We contribute positively to the lives of co-workers, clients and the community at large, creating an atmosphere of service that extends to the world around us. - EXCELLENCE
We provide superior legal services by meeting or exceeding expectations in all aspects of legal representation and through our unrelenting commitment to be the best at what we do.
Salary : $75,000 - $90,000
