Corporate Paralegal

Evergreen Residential•Dallas, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Evergreen Residential is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Corporate Paralegal to join our legal and compliance team. This role is instrumental in supporting a wide range of legal and compliance functions, ensuring efficient operations, and promoting legal and regulatory compliance across the organization. The ideal candidate will bring strong contract and entity management skills, excellent organizational abilities, and a collaborative mindset. It is an office-based position based in our Dallas Downtown headquarters.

Requirements

Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant corporate paralegal experience
Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program strongly preferred
Strong understanding of corporate and contract law
Proven experience with licensing, regulation and compliance matters
Experience with multi-state entity management, including Secretary of State filings and maintaining corporate databases
Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple project simultaneously
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a client-centered approach to all interactions
Ability to operate effectively and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with multiple teams
Demonstrates a high-level of ownership and drive; collegial and transparent with a high level of integrity

Nice To Haves

Experience with residential real estate a plus

Responsibilities

Maintain organized records of all contracts, including saving revised and executed versions using established naming conventions.
Monitor and track automatic renewals, expirations, and notice deadlines.
Prepare signature packets and coordinate execution of agreements.
Support the tracking and timely filing of state licensing and registration renewals.
Maintain and update precedent documents and templates.
Conduct periodic reviews of lease forms to maintain consistency with lease and operational updates.
Serve as the first point of contact for routine legal requests, providing initial support and escalating matters to the legal team as appropriate.
Scheduling, legal/compliance invoice tracking/management, assist with legal/compliance task coordination/prioritization.
Assist with the formation of new entities, maintaining good standing compliance, maintaining corporate organizational chart, routine governmental filings/applications.
Initial research and tracking of legislation related to SFR, property management, etc.
Maintaining minute book and other corporate records.
Create initial drafts of routine documentation such as consents, standard form agreements, etc.
Review and summarize various high impact transaction documentation.
Populating data rooms, reviewing documents before being uploaded, etc.
Litigation assistance, as needed.