Legal Assistant / Secretary - Real Estate

We are looking for a Legal Assistant / Secretary for our Real Estate practice to join our team!

Job duties include:

• Meeting with potential clients to take in new order information, determining the nature of the task and routing it properly within office workflow, and inputting accurate and complete order information.
• Researching land titles and related information.
• Drafting legal documents including contracts, deeds, mortgages, easements, wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents, complaints, answers, motions, petitions, and other pleadings.
• Researching the identity and location of heirs, interested parties, etc., and contacting them.
• Research of Public Records, Land or Court Records.
• Preparation of interrogatories, requests for production of documents, subpoenas, and similar discovery-related tasks.
• Scheduling on the office calendar and communicating confidential case-related information with clients.
• Filing of documents in the public records and court system.
• Accounting for our fees and costs and the payment for them from clients.
• Keeping organized files and records in a clean office environment.
• Working cooperatively with the attorney and other staff.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Ability to draft accurate and complete documents
• Proficient in Proofreading
• Good writing ability using proper grammar and punctuation
• Familiarity with legal terminology and/or Land title
• Experience in a Law office or Land title closing agency