Our client is seeking a legal assistant to support a practice team that focuses on commercial real estate, M&A, wealth preservation and tax.  The position is onsite in Miami during the probationary period, with the ability for one flex day after 90 days.  The firm offers comprehensive benefits, including 401K, FSA, HSA, PTO and vacation.

Responsibilities

- Prepare and submit matter opening forms.

- Process conflict checks and prepare engagement letters.

- Create closing binders using Litera and save on PDF and paper if requested.

- Type, proofread, format, and edit correspondence, memoranda, agreements, and other legal documents under time-sensitive deadlines.

- Scan, save, and file documents from clients, other external sources, and internal sources into iManage.

- Prepare expense reimbursements.

- Interact with attorneys and staff to gather necessary information to assist in the file opening process.

- Provide support to other support team members, paralegals, and attorneys.

- Work on other tasks as assigned.

- Tracking Files/matters from beginning to end.

Requirements

- Associate degree.

- 3+ years of experience with commercial real estate and corporate transactions

- Working experience doing conflict checks and engagement letters, preparing closing binders, and organizing closing documents.

- Knowledge of legal real estate terminology.

- Working experience with Microsoft Office, PDF Docs, Adobe Pro, Litera

- Excellent Word Processing skills.

- Excellent verbal and writing communication skills.

- Proficiency in proofreading legal documents, redlining documents, saving different versions of documents into I-manage.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Jessica Prado