Affordable Housing Paralegal- 1943994 - Austin, United States - AMS Staffing Inc.

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    Please send your resume in Word format if you are interested in a Affordable Housing Paralegal opening located in Austin, TX Salary for this role is going to be in the $75K-$88K range with AMAZING benefits. If you are not interested in this position, please pass onto colleagues/associates as we do offer referral fees should they be hired.

    Title: Affordable Housing Paralegal

    Location: Austin, TX 78701

    Salary: $75K-$88K

    Work Environment: 100% ONSITE

    Job Description:

    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
    • Prepare and update complex organizational charts
    • Perform other duties as assigned

    Education & Experience:

    • Bachelor's Degree required
    • Paralegal Certificate highly preferred
    • 6+ years' of relevant experience in the Real Estate practice area, preferably in a law firm setting
    • 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
    • Ability to work with multiple complex matters concurrently
    • 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