Senior Legal Analyst
About The Position
Senior Legal Analyst The Senior Legal Analyst works under the supervision of an attorney, performs all legal assistance and/or paralegal functions related to litigation and handles certain responsibilities in which the analyst exercises discretion and independent non-legal judgment with respect to matters of significance related to litigation. Primary Responsibilities: • Gathers documents and other factual information relative to legal issues from various Company departments, providing general assistance to attorneys. • Drafts settlements, legal hold notices, discovery responses, responses to subpoena requests, and other legal documents. • Prepares court and other administrative agency filings, tracks status and follows through on assigned matters or projects, reviews documents for production for attorney-client privilege, and gathers information and documents in response to discovery and/or subpoenas. • Handles general inquiries relating to matter status and/or acts in a liaison relationship within the organization to facilitate efficient workflow in legal matters or projects, and may undertake basic legal work and prepare reports. • Maintains a thorough understanding of all aspects of the legal department’s work and its context in the organization as a whole. • Manages subpoenas and cases filed in small claims courts. • Serves as a legal point-of-contact with Customer Care team and store associates. • Responsible for preparing, issuing and tracking legal holds and preparing regular reports of asserted claims for management’s review.
Requirements
- College degree or comparable paralegal experience and/or paralegal certificate from ABA accredited paralegal program is preferred.
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in commercial real estate transactions.
- Knowledge of commercial real estate closing documents and procedures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, multi-tasking, attention to detail, resourcefulness, and use of collaborative solutions in handling issues or tasks.
- Versatility in dealing with legal staff, clients, title companies and assignments.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook required; experience with iManage preferred.
Responsibilities
- Gathers factual information relative to real estate issues, providing general assistance to attorneys, and prepares summaries of factual findings, legal research, and/or sequential and chronological events for attorneys.
- Evaluates incoming documentation and data relating to real estate issues, determines appropriate course of action to be taken and implements strategy after consultation with responsible attorney.
- Handles general inquiries relating to real estate matter status and/or acts in a liaison relationship within the organization to facilitate efficient workflow in legal matters or projects.
- Undertake basic legal work and prepare reports or draft correspondence or documents for attorney review.
- Maintains a thorough understanding of all aspects of the department’s work and its context in the organization as a whole, and maintains an awareness of, and stays up to date with changes in laws and procedures, specifically relating to the real estate practice area.
- Works with Property Development department regarding procedures, processes and/or projects related to legal matters, as required and appropriate to obtain information and data, and to ensure adherence to legal requirements.
- May provide back-up support to other Legal Associates.
Benefits
- We offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, and an associate discount on JCPenney merchandise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
