Corporate Paralegal

Corporate Paralegal

Company Overview

Elevation Financial Group, LLC is a Winter Park based private equity company that engages in acquiring and managing apartment properties located in multiple states and repurposing them as 55 senior apartment communities.  The company’s General Counsel is seeking an experienced paralegal to assist him in all transactional legal work related to real estate acquisition/disposition, financing and construction management activities.  The preferred candidate will be currently working, or recently have worked, as a paralegal with a real estate development or construction company.  This position will be full-time, in office.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares, edits and proofreads a variety of documents (correspondence, memos, emails, agreements  and corporate resolutions/minutes)
• Establishes and maintains contract templates
• Organizes and compiles real estate transaction closing documents
• Assists with preparation of presentation materials (PowerPoint and physical materials)
• Assists the construction management team with record keeping and project organization
• Creates, organizes and maintains electronic and physical files
• Manages legal transaction and construction calendars

• Schedules meetings and arranges travel for General Counsel and Construction Directors
• Assists with compliance projects, particularly with regulatory agencies and departments such as Planning and Zoning, Building Department, and City and County Commissioners and staff
• Coordinates with outside counsel on legal project management
• Coordinates with General Contractors on various construction projects
• Assists with invoice tracking and preparation of lender required documentation for construction draws

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or higher as a Paralegal
• 10 years' experience as Paralegal
• Passion for working in a fast-paced, highly productive environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to proofread complex contractual language with attention to detail
• Proactive, collaborative work style
• Excellent written and spoken English

Pay and Benefits

Pay: DOQ

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vison insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid time off – 3 weeks per year
• 401(k) plan