Paralegal

Role Overview

The ideal candidate will have legal experience working in mortgage, banking, real estate, finance, or servicing industries. This position will serve as an essential member of the legal team and will work through task and matter assignments with minimal supervision.

Essential Duties

• Support any areas in the Chief Administrative Officer s oversight to include: General Counsel, Contracts, Facilities, Human Resources, Third Party Origination, Compliance and others.
• Utilize company s document and file management system(s) to accurately maintain company contracts, and other documents/records as required in a centralized filing location for convenience of in-house counsel.
• Review and revise leases and contracts against established checklists, policies, procedures and business directives.
• Monitor litigation matters in which the company is involved, be able to provide up-to-date status reports to in-house counsel and leadership.
• Maintain records pertaining to litigation in company s document and file management system(s) and assist in-house counsel in complying with all deadlines.
• Responsible for assisting General Counsel with company s corporate governance and housekeeping matters.
• Draft company resolutions to document actions/decisions taken by management, and maintain Minute Book in an up-to-date and accessible manner.
• Organize company policies in written and electronic forms
• Prepare borrower correspondence to address escalated customer advice matters
• Exercise flexibility and ingenuity in addressing legal and compliance questions without precedent.
• Undertake other matters as directed by the legal and compliance teams

Qualifications & Experience

• Paralegal Certification or 4 years minimum of Paralegal experience, preferably within mortgage, banking, real estate, finance, or servicing industries
• Working knowledge of mortgage lending systems and the loan process
• Ability to read and understand legal terms, interpret their meaning and overlay it on work processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to drill down through finite details and return reliable answers
• Strong decision making with the highest value system
• Customer service, problem solving, organizational and analytical skills required
• Ability to work independently
• Proficient with the Microsoft office suite and the Internet
• Demonstration of core values: Connection, Respect, Agile, Revolutionary, Communication, and Resilient

Physical Requirements

• Stationary position; prolonged periods at a desk and working on the computer.
• Occasional movement about inside the office to walk to offices and office machinery.
• Occasional lifting up to 10 pounds, stooping, bending, standing, reaching.

Placement: Contract to Direct

Schedule: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Pay: $24 to $30, depending on experience

Location: 80920