Affordable Housing Paralegal

General Statement of Duties:
The Austin office of our client has an immediate opening for a Paralegal in the ‎Affordable Housing practice group.  Responsibilities include: document management, performing ‎routine and advanced tasks as an aid to attorneys in a complex and productive real estate ‎practice. Additionally, this position is expected to utilize knowledge within the specialized area ‎to perform legal research, document drafting and ‎technical procedures.‎

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create and assemble electronic closing binders, updates them and interacts with clients to ‎respond to client requests
• Draft simple closing documents and organizational documents
• Draft and submit applications and process requests to governmental agencies
• Perform factual research at government agencies via the internet‎
• Organize and maintain complex transaction files and closing checklists
• Process due diligence and assist attorneys with closings, including but not limited to, ‎assembling documents for closing and handling post-closing delivery requirements
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and governmental agencies
• Process invoices in firm accounting system
• Prepare property tax exemption requests and track status with various appraisal districts
• Provide non-profit client support for ongoing property records and regulatory filings
• File clerk management
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Paralegal Certificate preferred
• 6+ years’ of relevant experience in Real Estate practice area
• Knowledge of corporate organization and structure, including various forms of entities and applicable filing with Secretary of State and Comptroller
• Familiarity with basic documents associated with real estate acquisitions and loan financing
• Strong organizational, communication, and writing skills
• Must possess client interfacing skills and have deal and people management skills
• Intermediate advanced experience with Microsoft Office 2010, Outlook, PDF, Word and Excel
• Must be available to work overtime when needed and as requested

Additional Information:
Supervisory Responsibility – This position does not have any direct reports.
Work Environment – This position operates onsite in a professional office environment.
Position Type/Expected Work Hours – This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel – Little travel is expected for this position.