What are the responsibilities and job description for the Open House Texas/Atlanta Realty & Investments | Real Estate Paralegal position at Open House Texas/Atlanta Realty & Investments?
The Real Estate Paralegal will provide comprehensive support to our Corporate Real Estate Attorney and external Litigation Attorneys by assisting with a wide range of tasks, including document preparation and review, legal research, fact-checking, and ensuring the accuracy of all related materials. This role will involve managing case files, tracking case progress, updating status reports, trial preparation, drafting response letters, and coordinating timelines to ensure efficient workflow. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities while ensuring compliance with relevant real estate laws and regulations.
Essential Functions :
- Provide comprehensive assistance in drafting, revising, and reviewing real estate-related contracts and transaction documents, with a particular focus on residential leasing and property management agreements.
- Assist in the preparation and review of various legal documents, including routine pleadings, motions, affidavits, and discovery requests, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal standards.
- Support discovery processes by managing document production, reviewing and responding to discovery requests, and ensuring timely compliance with deadlines.
- Draft and issue responses to demand letters, complaints, and pre-litigation correspondence, while actively assisting in the resolution of disputes to avoid litigation when possible.
- Track, monitor, and report the status of external cases and ongoing disputes, ensuring attorneys are updated with relevant developments.
- Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis of statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other authoritative sources, and provide clear, concise written analysis and recommendations to attorneys.
- Provide effective support to external litigation counsel throughout all stages of litigation, working with minimal supervision while ensuring deadlines are met and case progress is accurately tracked.
- Perform general administrative duties as needed, such as organizing case files, managing communications, and coordinating meetings or documentation.
- Collaborate with other departments to address any legal matters or needs, offering support for company-wide initiatives or projects requiring legal assistance.
- Undertake additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the legal department.
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All candidates must have authorization to work in the United States. A final written offer of employment from Open House Texas / Atlanta Realty & Investments will be contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check, drug screening and motor vehicle background search.
Open House Texas / Atlanta Realty & Investments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
