Paralegal

StorQuest Self Storage • Santa Monica, CA

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About The Position

The William Warren Group, Inc. (WWG) is a Santa Monica-based entrepreneurial real estate company,
which develops, acquires and operates income producing real estate assets in the major metropolitan markets of the United States. The company owns and operates the StorQuest® family of brands: StorQuest Self Storage, StorQuest Express and StorQuest Economy Storage.

When you join our family, you are tapping into the power of a different kind of brand. We seek motivated individuals who can contribute to our evolving culture. If you want to be a part of a creative, inspiring, and collaborative environment, you are in the right place. Ready to create the extraordinary? Come join us to take your career to new heights and make it an awesome work life!
The Paralegal will work directly with in house counsel to perform a variety of legal support tasks. The purpose of this role is to help in house counsel with document organization, drafting and execution of documents, analyzing and gathering statutes and codes, gathering facts and information and providing other administrative support as needed. This role requires attention to detail, organization, the ability to effectively multitask and meet simultaneous deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: Preferred 5+ years of paralegal experience in a real estate, corporate or finance practice at a law firm or other fast-paced office setting
• Computer skills: Exceptional Word, Excel and Adobe (or similar PDF application) skills
• Will need to acquire a notary public license (associated fees paid by WWG)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including active listening
• Relationship skills: ability to develop cross-functional internal/external working relationships
• Organizational skills/Multi-tasking: Exceptional organization skills with the ability to allocate one’s time effectively, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities, plus able to prioritize workload and work at a detailed level
• Intrapersonal: A willingness to learn in a dynamic environment that includes new ideas and innovation, intellectually curious, adaptable and ambitious
• Proven skills to contribute to the development of company objectives and achieve desired goals.
• Strong accountability combined with strong work ethic and enthusiasm for teamwork
• Energetic self-starter with an ability to thrive in a fast pace environment

Responsibilities

• Report to in house counsel
• Assist in maintaining, organizing, and retrieving a variety of corporate and legal documents
• Assist with the administrative support needed in a debt financing and the acquisition and closing of real estate
• Ability to process KYC requests in connection with financing transactions, including completing beneficial ownership forms and other related documentation
• Ability to thoroughly review and comprehend legal documentation in the context of applicable transactions
• Draft organizational documents, legal notices and other simple legal documents based on existing forms (to be reviewed by legal counsel)
• Ability to conduct preliminary research on novel legal issues across a wide breadth of topics including real estate, corporate, finance and general commercial law
• Track deadlines and critical dates related to notice timelines, ongoing transactions and ongoing litigation matters
• Prepare and obtain entity registration and formation in a number of states, including filing SS-4 EIN Application
• General administrative duties (including but not limited to) document merging and formatting, scanning, filing, support with execution of key documents and FedEx related needs, returning calls, expense reports, mail sorting
• Coordinate with Legal and Administrative support team to collect signatures from Partners on key documentation and manage delivery
• Responsible for assisting with other ad-hoc administrative tasks required by the WWG team
• Special projects, as needed
• Please note that you may be asked to perform a variety of duties from time to time, which may not fall strictly in your job description. For a variety of business, safety, and technical reasons, it is necessary that all positions at WWG maintain a high level of flexibility in reference to duties you will be expected to perform.

Benefits

• WWG offers a competitive compensation and performance-based bonus program, in addition to medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, paid time off (PTO) and holiday perks, employee assistance program (EAP), pet insurance and teambuilding events and activities.

What This Job Offers

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