Paralegal/Office Manager

Job Description: Assist with legalities and regulatory compliance in the development, construction, purchase, lease and sale of real property.

Basic Duties: Applicant must be able to maintain schedules of agents and brokers along with their day-to-day agendas to keep a busy commercial real estate office running smoothly, which will include answering multi-line phones, scheduling appointments, maintaining and updating files and attending meetings while taking and consolidating notes. Must be highly organized and able to track multiple transactions from initial contact through closing or consummation of binding agreements. Applicant must possess an investigative mind, have strong research skills and a working knowledge of all Microsoft based computer software, including, but not limited to Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, etc.

Paralegal Duties: Position requires strong communication and writing skills, excellent organization abilities and multitasking capabilities. Professionalism and confidentiality is key and a strong understanding of legal terminology and real estate verbiage is required. Applicant must be able to develop and prepare legal real estate documents, including, but not limited to, purchase agreements, option agreements, leases, abstracts, addenda, memoranda, assignments, subleases and loan documents in collaboration with buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, real estate brokers, property managers, escrow agents and other real estate professionals. Knowledge and ability to form corporate entities is a plus. Applicant will be required to review and extract pertinent information and terms from a variety of legal documents, title reports, etc. In addition, Applicant will be required to work with multiple real estate agents on several transactions at a time, so the applicant must be able to process several tasks at once.

Education/Experience: Office administration and management is highly preferred and the successful applicant should possess a certification or associate’s degree in paralegal studies and/or administration of justice with a minimum experience of two years in a paralegal role. Applicant must be a licensed Real Estate Salesperson/Broker in the State of Arizona or be willing to obtain such license no later than six (6) months following hire date.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Yuma, AZ 85364: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Microsoft Office: 2 years (Required)
• Paralegal: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location