Real Estate Paralegal

Duration: 4+ Months

• Your duties will include:
• Managing Real Estate contract inflow from Citizens’ procurement group.
• Creating initial drafts of form agreements and other documents for review by attorneys.
• Formatting, proofreading, and assisting with the review of documents.
• Updating and maintaining Real Estate contract templates.
• Interfacing with the real estate group and other departments to collect information, respond to requests, and manage workflow.
• Working daily with internal systems (e.g., Ariba) and other technology to complete tasks.
• Performing other duties for attorneys, including scheduling meetings, distributing information, and managing routine correspondence.
• Providing general administrative support to attorneys and assisting on special projects and initiatives.

The successful candidate should have the following skills and attributes:

• A positive, proactive, professional, collaborative, and flexible approach to your duties.
• Superior written and oral communication abilities.
• Ability to multi-task and balance competing priorities, while maintaining close attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Superior organizational skills and follow-through.
• Proficiency on a PC platform and using computer software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and Adobe Acrobat).
• Excellent word processing skills including the ability to properly format complex contracts (including, but not limited to, multi-level lists (auto-numbering), Tables of Contents, multiple Sections within the same contract, Excel formulas, etc.).
• Experience working on real estate transactions, required.
• Experience redlining contracts and properly maintaining version control.
• Experience working with Ariba (or other contract management software) preferred but not required.
• Experience conducting database searches and generating reports

Qualifications:

• Education/Professional Credentials:
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum 5 years as a Paralegal in a corporate or law firm environment.
• A Paralegal degree or certification is a plus but is not required.

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Shift: 1st shift 10 hrs/week