What are the responsibilities and job description for the Real Estate Litigation Paralegal position at Southwest Accounting Resources, Inc?
Commercial Real Estate Company in Santa Monica is recruiting for a Litigation Paralegal with a focus on real estate. This is a hybrid role, three days in office.
Responsibilities:
Under attorney supervision and guidance:
Background Required:
Responsibilities:
Under attorney supervision and guidance:
- Prepare default notices, demand letters, termination notices, relocation notices, abandonment notices and all other notices required to enforce lease covenants
- Correspond with tenants and tenant attorneys to resolve AR issues and other lease and legal disputes
- Perform due diligence reviews of leases involving relocation rights, co-tenancy provisions, radius restrictions, no-build zones, termination rights, CAM language, permitted, exclusive and restricted uses and all other rights, remedies and controls of the lease parties
- Initiate and monitor unlawful detainer and breach of lease actions and matters sent to collection agencies
- Prepare litigation evaluations, analyze collectability, pursue enforcement of judgments and assist with tenant bankruptcies
- Respond to Subpoenas for the Company’s business records, and implement and monitor Legal Holds to retain and preserve documents in connection with claims, litigation and e-discovery
- Negotiate and document settlements
- Monitor resolution of mechanics’ liens and foreclosure actions, and provide legal support for construction defect litigation
- Coordinate with Property Management and Leasing to assess and minimize legal risk and resolve legal disputes
- Provide daily legal support to all Departments.
- All other duties as assigned.
Background Required:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA approved school required
- Substantial law firm or in-house experience as a real estate paralegal preferably in litigation and/or commercial landlord/tenant law
- Strong PC skills, including MS Office, MS Word, iManage, Excel and redline
For immediate consideration email your resume to Thyra at thyra@southwestaccountingresources.com