Real Estate Paralegal – Community Associations
About The Position
Join the Legal Department of a Fortune 500 company as a Paralegal. This role reports to Community Association Group leadership within the Legal Department and works closely with division-based Community Planning teams, organizing, reviewing, and drafting the legal documents that support community association transitions, governance, and litigation matters. The role combines transactional and litigation-adjacent work, from drafting governing documents and easement agreements to gathering information for pre-litigation and litigation cases, giving a paralegal broad exposure across the community association lifecycle.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Paralegal or similar experience
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Thomson Reuters Tracker, SharePoint, NetDocuments or other document management system, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, and AI tools
- Real estate, construction, and/or community association experience
- Detail-oriented paralegal who thrives as part of a collaborative legal team and brings strong problem-solving instincts to complex assignments
- Communicates confidently and clearly with people across all levels of the organization, from field operations to senior legal counsel
- Skilled researcher who applies both traditional and AI-assisted tools to work efficiently and thoroughly
- Adapts well to a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment without losing attention to detail
- Strong legal writer who drafts clear, precise documents under time pressure
- Comfortable working in a hybrid environment and traveling occasionally as the role requires
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved institution
- Community association industry designations such as CMCA, AMS, or PCAM
Responsibilities
- Assist with community association transition negotiations, including reviewing reports and other data and preparing legal documents such as releases, tolling agreements, reports, and correspondence
- Prepare resolutions, rules, regulations, deeds of dedication, easement agreements, and other governing documents
- Field general questions regarding community association documents from operations, the Legal Department, and other departments
- Assist in developing community association governing documents, including ongoing amendments as necessary
- Review community association documents during the due diligence period for acquisitions to help mitigate risk
- Assist in gathering community association information for pre-litigation and litigation cases
- Obtain employer identification numbers for community associations as needed
- Submit annual reports to regulatory agencies as necessary
- Manage the entry of community association data into corporate databases
- All other duties as assigned
Benefits
- comprehensive medical/dental
- 401(k) with a company match
- discounted stock purchase
- discounts on mortgages, homes, appliances, and much more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
