What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant - Real Estate position at Mass Real Estate Law?
We are growing and currently seeking candidates for a Legal Assistant at our real estate law firm, situated in South Shore Massachusetts. For an immediate full-time permanent role (40-hours per week). We are looking for someone who has 2 years of experience with real estate closings as a legal assistant.
Yearly salary: $45-50K based on relevant work experience
Responsibilities
- Work in conjunction with paralegals to prepare loan documents, communicate with clients as transaction thresholds are met; monitoring calendar to ensure deadlines are satisfied
- E-Record closing documents, reconcile file disbursements
- Contact tax collector/assessor offices regarding parcel and tax information
- Run UCC and/or order official search from county and/or state
- Conduct searches to determine any liens against non-real property collateral
- Obtain payoff letters
- Obtain missing discharges
Qualifications
- 2 years of experience as a legal assistant at a law firm or in-house legal department
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Experience with E-Closing software required
- Excellent organizational skills, including file maintenance and billing preparation
- Effective communicator, comfortable interacting with different people and departments
- Must be highly organized and able to manage time extremely well
- Must be a dependable team player who works collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment
For immediate consideration, interested and qualified candidates, please send an updated resume in a Word document to Patty at patty@massrealestatelaw.com
Please note: This listing is for a full time position, which we are looking to fill immediately. While we are interested in all qualified candidates, we seek candidates authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship, as we cannot sponsor immigration-related employment visas for this particular role. Mass Real Estate Law is in an equal opportunity employer and it is Mass Real Estate Law’s policy to review applications regardless of race, gender, national origin, citizenship status or any other classification protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.48 - $21.43 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $45,000 - $50,000