Standish has an immediate opening for a Senior Paralegal/Legal Assistant to work on-site at our client’s office in Dallas, TX. This is a fantastic opportunity for a legal professional who wants to focus on real estate and  build an established relationship with an established client that is an innovative leader in real estate investment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, retirement, short-term/long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, flexible PTO, and paid holidays.  

Our client is a privately owned real estate investment and development firm with more than 70 years of history and $24 billion of assets under management.

 Duties and Responsibilities Include:   

• Act as client’s point of contact on all legal matters with client’s employees and outside counsel.
• Prepare complex entity structure charts and have an understanding of corporations’, limited partnerships’ and limited liability companies’ structures, including understanding of signature authority in complex structures.
• Draft entity formation documents for real estate funds and programmatic joint ventures and work with service providers to process filings; obtain EINs; prepare entity structure charts, draft operating agreements and consents.
• Review documents to confirm compliance with client’s internal guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with client’s legal department, other employees and outside counsel on various real estate financing and investment transactions.
• Assist with conducting research in compliance with OFAC regulations and client’s internal OFAC policy.
• Coordinate junior legal assistants and assist in training.
• Assist Standish Management employees with document requests needed for fund administration services.
• Perform day-to-day activities related to corporate governance matters.
• Develop policies and procedures to ensure client’s evolving needs are met.

.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS degree
• Paralegal certificate a plus (but not required)
• 8 plus years’ experience as a paralegal or a similar role working in a law firm, corporate legal department, or business environment.
• General knowledge of corporate governance, entity formations, contract law, real estate law, real estate financing transactions, corporate transactions or any combination of relevant experience
• Experience drafting simple governing documents for limited liability companies, limited partnerships and corporations
• Strong organizational, communication, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Conduct business professionally and with minimal supervision
• Enthusiastic team-player attitude with the ability to work easily with others (including senior and junior personnel)
• Meet deadlines timely and with accuracy
• Must be able to maintain composure and work well in stressful, high-pressure situations
• Must be willing to work on site at client’s office during normal business hours
• Proficient with Visio, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, DocuSign, AdobeSign, SharePoint and other computer software

The above referenced position summary is a guideline designed to present an overview of job duties and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of responsibilities and requirements.