Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Excellent communication and organizational abilities with a wealth of experience maintaining hardcopy and electronic records.
• Use the naming convention provided by the supervising attorney to archive all paperwork and emails in the document management system.
• Writing proficiency is essential.
• The capacity to monitor deadlines, transactions, and busy schedules. Keep a current list of important dates on your calendar.
• Experience assembling transactional documents, including the arrangement of several document versions.
• Working in a mid-size to large-sized firm with experience coordinating with multiple firm-wide divisions to handle a variety of tasks, such as opening new client files, checking for conflicts, billing, training, keeping records, etc.
• To compose, format, and proofread mail and other legal documents, one needs effective oral and writing communication abilities.
• Experience keeping track of business, legal, and client expenses and processing reimbursements and payments through an application program.
• Working understanding of the procedures often used in transactional and real estate practices.
• Work together with lawyers to represent buyers/borrowers, sellers, developers, and other clients in real estate transactions handled by the firm\'s lawyers.
• Ensure compliance with all rules that may apply to the closure of real estate deals.
• Coordinate closing requirements, send relevant transaction paperwork, and stay in touch with clients during the transaction.
• More tasks as needed.

Requirement:

• Legal assistant with a minimum of five years\' experience, ideally in the transactional and real estate practice areas.
• GED or a high school diploma is required. Plus if you have a degree or certification.
• Able to use Microsoft 365 programs well (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• A capacity for workload organization, prioritization, and juggling various attorneys\' assignments.
• Ability to perform effectively and efficiently under time and pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; capability to deal with clients, lawyers, and personnel in a professional manner.
• Strong initiative, follow-through, and attention to detail are necessary.
• The capacity to remain discreet.
• Is a team player.
• Ability to put in extra time if needed.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Real estate law: 5 years (Preferred)
• Transactional Law: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

• Health insurance