Real Estate Legal Administrative Assistant

Real Estate Legal Administrative Assistant

Jackson Walker, the largest law firm in Texas, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a Real Estate Legal Administrative Assistant in our Houston office. This position supports the delivery of quality legal services to clients by providing secretarial and administrative assistance to attorneys in our Real Estate Practice Group. The Real Estate Legal Administrative Assistant will be performing complex and specialized secretarial and clerical tasks while working collaboratively with others in a team-oriented environment. This position supports a set of attorneys as a primary assignment and also provides back-up secretarial assistance to others as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Provides excellent customer service : answer main phone lines and direct calls; greet clients and vendors.
• Ensures that mail is sent out of the office, i.e., regular mail, certified mail, or overnight mail.
• Assists in drafting, managing, and organizing various documents related to real estate transactions, including escrow instructions, title and survey review, entity formations, UCC searches, local transfer requirements, and due diligence.
• Drafts closing documents including, but not limited to, basic agreements and third-party consents; compiles information and prepares schedules and exhibits to agreements.
• Timely reviews and ensures accuracy of vendor invoices; prepares accurate check requests and timely submits invoices for payment to client or accounting.
• Participates in the timely review and submission of prebills and / or client bills.
• Possesses strong clerical skills including typing, word processing, mail and contact management, spreadsheets, presentations, and all of the firm's systems and databases.
• Regularly anticipates the needs of assigned attorneys in order to promote timekeeper efficiencies (i.e., drafts correspondence, prepares legal documents).
• Routinely reviews and follows-up on client deadlines and calendar appointments.
• Coordinates and makes necessary arrangements for meetings.
• Assists assigned attorneys with completing and tracking CLE compliance, presentations and training programs, other business development activities, and organizing all other non-billable activities.
• Accurately prepares and submits client intake forms.
• Regularly and consistently updates client files and notebooks.
• Able to juggle multiple assignments and / or deadlines while maintaining a professional demeanor and timely seeks assistance when needed.
• Willing and capable to offer assistance to others when needed.

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that employment decisions be based on job-related factors.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us at BusinessProfessionalRecruiting@jw.com.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.