Legal Assistant

American Homes 4 Rent • Las Vegas, NV

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Legal Assistant provides essential administrative support to the legal department and attorneys, including compliance, legal documentation maintenance, meeting coordination, and corporate records management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting Executive or Senior Staff required.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, planning, and analysis skills.
• Capable of meeting multiple deadlines, maintaining confidentiality, implementing process improvement changes, working in a team environment, paying close attention to details, and adapting to a changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in a law firm or corporate legal department preferred.
• Prior experience in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or public company environment is highly desirable.
• Current Notary Public appointment preferred, or willingness to obtain within six (6) months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain reporting information and documentation for the Legal Department and Company, including confidential and time-sensitive matters.
• Support AVPs, VPs, and SVPs in the legal department with invoicing, correspondence, compliance, tracking sheets, contracts, and calendaring.
• Prepare meeting materials and coordinate meetings.
• Serve as the Company point of contact for Service of Process and legal mail; track and log receipt of legal documents and disseminate mail to appropriate departments.
• Maintain record storage, filing, and binders for the Legal Department.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts
• dependent savings accounts
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• employee stock purchase plan
• tuition reimbursement program
• 9 paid holidays per year
• accrued paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED