Paralegal

Atlanta Housing • Atlanta, GA

91d • $60,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Paralegal supports the day-to-day operations of the Office of the General Counsel, with a focus on assisting Real Estate Team attorneys and the Senior Paralegal. The role supports commercial and residential real estate transactions by preparing transaction documents, organizing closing documents, conducting related due diligence, and attending closings. It also provides legal and administrative support across the department, including records management, legal research, drafting, board meeting preparation, contract coordination, and responses to information and discovery requests. The Paralegal must maintain strict confidentiality and protect attorney-client privileged communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Five years of related paralegal experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Judgment, tact, and diplomacy when dealing with internal and external customers, and ability to interact with employees at all levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers.
• Practical knowledge of basic legal principles and concepts needed to interpret, apply, and explain laws, regulations, precedents, and practices affecting Atlanta Housing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple and shifting priorities while using strong organizational skills to meet schedules.
• Accuracy in performing all job functions.
• Ability to quickly learn functional knowledge of Atlanta Housing operations.
• Initiative and ability to perform duties with little supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Proficiency with current office technology and software applications, with regular use of those tools.
• Valid State of Georgia driver’s license and ability to be fully insurable for clearance on the company Authorized Drivers List, as required for frequent local travel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an in-house legal department or large law firm is preferred; the posting also describes this experience as essential.
• Certificate from an American Bar Association-accredited paralegal studies program.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize files relating to legal matters, including real estate portfolio matters, contracts, transactions, litigation, and other legal matters.
• Organize and maintain real estate closing binders and coordinate distribution of binders and related documents.
• Manage legal and administrative projects as assigned.
• Coordinate Legal Department contracting activities, including preparing task orders, organizing files, and monitoring contractor progress.
• Assist with Board of Commissioner and affiliate board meeting preparation, including preparing resolutions, minutes, and meeting notices, and maintaining the Board resolution index.
• Conduct legal research using hard-copy libraries, virtual libraries, and web-based research tools, including research on cases, statutes, regulations, and legal forms.
• Draft legal documents and prepare written communications for internal and external recipients.
• Serve as a liaison between the Legal Department and external law firms and other entities as needed.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and protect attorney-client privileged communications.
• Manage incoming tax levies and garnishments received from the Internal Revenue Service.
• File and retrieve court documents and deliver or retrieve documents from city hall, county offices, outside law firms, and other entities.
• Maintain electronic and hard-copy document books in the law library by updating or replacing volumes.
• Manage and coordinate responses to public information and records requests, including Open Records Requests, subpoenas, and litigation discovery requests for production of documents and interrogatories.
• Communicate orally and in writing with Atlanta Housing employees and third parties about Legal Department matters.
• Prepare real estate transaction documents, including loan documents; organize closing documents for simple and complex closings; and attend real estate closings.
• Attend assigned AHA meetings and record meeting events.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level