Title Legal Assistant

Mrlp Llp•Roswell, GA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Job entails managing all administrative tasks associated with title review, title curative, mobile home curative, and conveyance processes for GA, AL, MS, and TX. These tasks generally include editing and preparing correspondence, forms, affidavits, and other legal documents, maintaining paper and electronic files, shipping and tracking items, updating internal systems & client systems, making and fielding calls and correspondence from outside parties. The position requires substantial coordination with other staff members, managers, and attorneys in multi-disciplinary team environment. This is a hybrid position but remote will be considered depending on experience level.

Requirements

Minimum associate degree, Paralegal Certificate, or at least 2 years of experience as an administrative assistant or legal assistant.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.
Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with internal and external parties.
Must be able to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
Must possess exceptional organizational skills; the position requires the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to continual change.
Must be a self starter and able to function independently.
Ability to read and write at a high level for proof reading and editing purposes.
High-level proficiency in MS Office suite.
Proficiency in internet research activities.
Familiarity with case and document management software
Ability to proficiently operate computer, fax machine, scanner, photocopier, typewriter, and telephone is required.

Nice To Haves

Default law firm experience is preferred but not required.
Experience with client systems such as BKFS, Clairfire, and Tempo is preferred.
Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure and title preferred.
Experience with review of title reports and identifying chain of title issues preferred.

Responsibilities

Drafting, preparing, and formatting memoranda, correspondence, forms, affidavits, deeds, assignments, and various other legal documents.
Ensuring the effective and timely delivery of outgoing mail, messenger deliveries, overnight deliveries, and facsimiles.
Fielding calls from and making calls to outside parties in a courteous and effective manner.
Ensuring timely, courteous, and thorough responses to email correspondence.
Developing and maintaining congenial relationships both internally and externally.
Consistently and accurately updating the firm’s internal case management system, as well as all client systems.
Reviewing title reports, court websites, and recorded documents.
Updating Client Systems (Tempo, BKFS, etc.)
Providing exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction.
Proofreading legal documents as required.
Providing support to attorneys in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere.
Providing regular and timely client status updates, as well as continual follow-up on outstanding documents and or services. Coordination with title contacts to complete outstanding tasks such as recordings and retrieval of missing documents.
Performing other duties and responsibilities as needed.