Specialist, Legal Support
About The Position
The Legal Support Specialist role functions primarily to support the Motto legal team by assisting with the review and drafting of transaction franchise legal documents, including franchise disclosure documents, franchise agreements, renewals, transfers, terminations, letters of understanding, and other legal correspondence. This role will be attorney supervised and coordinate internally with multiple departments to keep track of legal documents and deadlines, organize attorney workflow, and help manage billing and third-party relationships. This position also supports general franchisor operations and process improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Strong drafting and editing skills
- Highly detail oriented
- College degree required
- 1-2 years administrative transactional legal experience
- Flexibility to work in a hybrid or remote environment
- Excellent written communication skills for high volume of correspondence with internal and external customers
- Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and/or changes in priorities while maintaining flexibility
- Understanding of legal concepts and terminology
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, and Teams and aptitude for adopting new technologies
Responsibilities
- Draft, edit, and process company-owned contracts and related documents for franchise sales, renewals, transfers, terminations and amendments to franchise agreements
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of all Motto legal contracts and documents, including the Franchise Disclosure Document and all provisions of the franchise agreement
- Monitor, evaluate, and communicate franchisee contract performance to supervising attorney to determine the need for amendments, letter agreements or contract extensions
- Coordinate and manage interdepartmental relationships to process and maintain contracts efficiently
- Organize and assist with attorney workflow
- Act of point of contact for billing and collections matters and manage related communications with third party vendors and outside counsel
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings account with employer contribution
- Flexible spending account (medical & dependent care)
- Voluntary critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident coverage
- Short-term disability paid at 100% after 1 year
- 401(k) plan with generous company match & immediate eligibility
- Free financial advisor service
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Generous paid time off package includes 15 paid holidays and generous PTO
- Hybrid or remote positions and flexible hours
- Monthly home office subsidy
- Paid parental leave benefits
- Paid caregiving, adoption and foster leave benefits
- Monthly ClassPass contribution
- Employee assistance program including free counseling sessions
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Pet insurance discount
- Recognition program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
