Landlord-Tenant Paralegal
Job Description:
A real estate paralegal ensures the efficiency of a law firm by providing clerical services and other supportive aid to lawyers in the tenant/ landlord matters. Tenant and landlord paralegal requires strong communication skills, excellent organization abilities, multitasking capabilities, and professionalism. Confidentiality is key as well, because these paralegals work with sensitive materials and case details.
Essential Duties:
- Excellent grasp of the English language, grammar, and legal vocabulary to create and send professional court documents.
- Above-average communication skills are needed when working on complex legal matters with clients, lawyers, witnesses, and other professionals.
- Great organizational skills are a must to maintain complicated schedules of attorneys, court documents, and day-to-day agendas that keep the office running smoothly.
- Ability to multitask. You may work with multiple lawyers on several cases at a time, so you must be able to process several tasks at once.
- Proficient in Landlord Tenant matters
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Strong understanding of legal terminology and real estate verbiage.
- Attend meetings while taking and consolidating notes.
- Transcribe, proofread, and file legal documents prior to deadlines.
- Manage travel logistics for one or more attorneys.
- Answer phones and take messages.
- Manage schedules.
- Schedule court depositions, hearings, and other meetings as determined by an attorney.
- Keep and organize court files.
- Generating legal document.
- Default notices.
- Rent demands.
- Petitions.
- Motions.
- Scanning and uploading to NYSCEF.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Consistent personal growth opportunities
- Wavecrest Management contributes to health and insurance for employees
- Additional employee paid benefits are available such as Dental, Vision, and 401(K)
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
About the Role:
- Full-time position
- Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Salary Range $60,000 to $80,000
To apply, please email your resume to careers@twmt.com.
Wavecrest Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wavecrest Management complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination.