Legal Assistant / Paralegal (Part Time under 30 Hours/week)
Company Description
Are you looking to make a difference in your community, lead a brand new division within property management, and grow in your career? Consider joining the Atlantic Housing team! We promote and preserve quality affordable housing and related services for low and moderate-income families, helping residents improve their lives. Our mission-focused culture thrives on continuous learning, professional growth and a passion for service.
Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Assist in responding to subpoenas, discovery requests, and regulatory inquiries by gathering and organizing necessary documents and with the preparation of evidence (RFPs and ROGs) for filing of pleadings, specifically organization and management of documentation and evidence, including intradepartmental databases (e.g. HR/IT databases, emails, web-operating system, files, etc).
Assisting In-House Counsel in reviewing, editing, and/or drafting agreements, waivers, and business contracts.
Acting as a liaison among all parties, including courts or other neutrals, for scheduling and sharing information.
Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems (e.g., services of processes) for tracking legal defense costs, possible indemnity, and self-insured retention funds against deductible amounts.
Assist with reviewing, tracking, and managing insurance claims related to property damage, liability, or employee matters. Create & update master tracker of the same.
Maintaining legal calendar (e.g., to include depositions, deadlines, mediations) for IHC and others.
Tracking and organizing risk management information and documentation (e.g., incidents, etc).
Document Management: Organizing and managing legal documents, including filing, indexing, and maintaining document databases (e.g., vendor agreements and service contracts ), including tracking key dates (renewals, terminations, expirations).
Billing and Timekeeping: Tracking billable hours and expenses related to client matters with external parties.
Other duties or projects may be involved.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Preferred, proven experience as a Legal Assistant or similar role within a law firm or legal department.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask effectively.
- Customer-service oriented with ability to deliver superior professional services to all internal and external clients
- Self-motivated, amiable and resourceful; ability to work successfully with individuals at all levels of the company and externally
- Acute time-management, keen attention to detail, superior organizational skills, ability to multitask and take initiative
- Ability to effectively track and advance multiple smaller details as part of larger projects company-wide
- Proficient in legal drafting and document preparation.
- Strong communication skills to interact professionally with clients and colleagues.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information responsibly.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders.
Additional Information
Atlantic Housing Foundation (AHF), Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit affordable housing provider. The mission of Atlantic Housing Foundation, Inc. is to promote and preserve quality affordable housing and related services for low and moderate income families, helping residents improve their lives. We will do this in a manner that will foster the continuous improvement of our people and our company. We strive to be a top performing, thoroughly professional and genuinely caring organization in all that we do. As an organization, we aspire to and believe in - Making a difference.
Are you looking to kickstart your career as a Legal Assistant / Paralegal? Join the Atlantic Housing team in Dallas, TX! In this part-time role, you'll play a pivotal part in supporting our mission to provide quality affordable housing for families in need. As a Legal Assistant / Paralegal, you'll assist our In-House Counsel with a variety of tasks, including responding to subpoenas, organizing documents, and managing regulatory inquiries. You'll be the go-to person for tracking legal defense costs and insurance claims, while also maintaining our legal calendar and document management systems. Your excellent organizational skills will be essential in this role as you help create and update spreadsheets and retrieval systems that keep our operations running smoothly. At Atlantic Housing, we value professional growth and continuous learning. If you’re self-motivated, detail-oriented, and possess superb communication skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow within a mission-focused organization. Come help us make a difference in the lives of those we serve!
The mission of Atlantic Housing Foundation, Inc. is to promote and preserve quality affordable housing and related services for low and moderate income families, helping residents improve their lives. We will do this in a manner that will foster t...
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