Paralegal Jobs in Anchorage, KY

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to read title reports
• General understanding of design sketches and legal descriptions
• Knowledge of land and right of way acquisition processes and documentation, including the process of optioning land rights
• Knowledge of proper legal document execution practices, such as what signatures are required for trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, estates, etc.
• Knowledge of due diligence review of right of way files and understanding of assignability and reversionary clauses, restrictions, fractional ownerships, lease payments and terms, abandonment clauses, etc.
• Meticulous attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Undergraduate degree in business, communications, or related field
• Understanding of Geographic Information Systems mapping software such as: Google Earth/Pro, Esri, etc.
• Knowledge of cloud-based applications such as OneDrive or similar cloud based applications

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data maintenance in the project database, including generating accurate reports, bulk data manipulation, and dissemination
• Analyzes legal documents to assure that all have been properly executed and notarized
• Examines right of way files (containing easements, deeds, legal descriptions, permits, agreements, contracts, other documents, and correspondence relating to the property) in order to determine issues such as multiple line rights, assignability/abandonment clauses, lease terms, and restrictions
• Reads design plans/sketches to understand land rights needed
• Engages landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of way
• Investigate, negotiate, and acquire leases, licenses, and permits for Networks infrastructure, staging areas for storm or construction lay down areas, railroads & canals crossing permits
• Potentially negotiates and acquires property rights required for transmission and distribution projects.
• Reviews title information to create easements and other land acquisition documents accurately
• Analyzes documents in order to prepare database reports involving ownership information, status of acquisition processes, instructions to field crews, history of contacts between Right of Way Agents and landowners, payments made, damage settlements, property values and other pertinent data
• Responsible for final internal quality control of easement documents and the filing of original documents in right of way records systems and county clerk electronic filing systems
• Creates and processes large quantities of both inbound and outbound mail
• Identifies concerns with title information and refers these to appropriate client representative and/or legal counsel
• Reviews, interprets, selects documents, and supervises scanning for permanent storage of right of way records
• Coordinates field office activities with the Field Right of Way Supervisor, Right of Way Agents and other field personnel, subcontractors, landowners, client, vendors, government agencies

Benefits

• medical/dental
• vision
• STD/LTD
• life insurance
• paid time off
• company paid holidays