Legal Administrative Assistant

LEGAL ADMIN JOB DESCRIPTION

Company Overview

Elevation Financial Group, LLC is a Winter Park based private equity company that engages in acquiring and managing apartment properties located in multiple states and repurposing them as +55 senior apartment communities.  The company’s General Counsel is seeking an experienced legal administrative assistant to assist him in all transactional legal work related to real estate acquisition/disposition, financing and construction management activities.  The preferred candidate will be currently working, or recently have worked, as a legal administrative assistant with a real estate development or construction company.  This position will be full-time, in office.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares, edits and proofreads a variety of documents (correspondence, memos, emails, agreements  and corporate resolutions/minutes)
• Establishes and maintains contract templates
• Organizes and compiles real estate transaction closing documents
• Assists with preparation of presentation materials (PowerPoint and physical materials)
• Assists the construction management team with record keeping and project organization
• Creates, organizes and maintains electronic and physical files
• Manages legal transaction and construction calendars

• Schedules meetings and arranges travel for General Counsel and Construction Directors
• Assists with compliance projects, particularly with regulatory agencies and departments such as Planning and Zoning, Building Department, and City and County Commissioners and staff
• Coordinates with outside counsel on legal project management
• Coordinates with General Contractors on various construction projects
• Assists with invoice tracking and preparation of lender required documentation for construction draws

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or higher as Legal Administrative Assistant or Paralegal
• 10+ years' experience as Legal Administrative Assistant or Paralegal
• Passion for working in a fast-paced, highly productive environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to proofread complex contractual language with attention to detail
• Proactive, collaborative work style
• Excellent written and spoken English

Pay and Benefits

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour DOQ

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vison insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid time off – 3 weeks per year
• 401(k) plan