Corporate Paralegal

Evergreen Residential Holdings, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Evergreen Residential seeks a highly organized Corporate Paralegal to join our Dallas Downtown headquarters. The role supports a wide range of legal and compliance functions, emphasizing contract and entity management and maintaining accurate records for regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of paralegal experience, strong corporate law knowledge, and excellent communication. You will collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment and support governance, filings, and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of corporate paralegal experience
• Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• ABA-approved paralegal certificate strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of corporate and contract law
• Experience with multi-state entity management and Secretary of State filings

Responsibilities

• Contract Management: maintain records, renewals, and execution packets
• Compliance and Licensing: track state licensing renewals
• Form and Document Management: update precedent documents and templates
• Legal Support and Intake: act as first point of contact for routine requests
• Administrative tasks: scheduling and invoice tracking
• Entity Management: assist with formation and filings
• Research/Legislative Monitoring: track legislation related to SFR and property management
• Corporate Governance: maintain minute books and corporate records
• Document Preparation: draft routine consents and form agreements
• Diligence Assistance: populate data rooms and review documents
• Litigation support as needed

Skills

Contract management

Entity management

MS Office

Communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

Legal support

Education

Paralegal certificate

Bachelor’s degree

Associate degree

Job description

Evergreen Residential is a high growth Real Estate Company and institutional investment platform in the single-family residential (‘SFR’) and build-to-rent (“BTR”) sectors. We are committed to changing the way investors own and manage SFR homes, and to building a modern way to deliver the data, tools and services that enable our clients to invest in the world’s largest asset class at scale. Our team is collaborative, open-minded and curious. Transparency is a core value, we speak our minds, are responsible for our actions and celebrate our wins. We are serious about our business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.

We offer a flexible, empowering culture, competitive compensation and benefits, and the opportunity to work with and learn from industry pioneers and experts.

If you are self-motivated and mission driven with a ‘can do’ mindset and see solutions where others may see problems, come and grow with us!

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Corporate Paralegal to join our legal and compliance team. This role is instrumental in supporting a wide range of legal and compliance functions, ensuring efficient operations, and promoting legal and regulatory compliance across the organization. The ideal candidate will bring strong contract and entity management skills, excellent organizational abilities, and a collaborative mindset. It is an office-based position based in our Dallas Downtown headquarters.

The Role

This position includes, but is not limited to, the following functional responsibilities:

• Contract Management (e.g., maintain organized records of all contracts, including saving revised and executed versions using established naming conventions, monitor and track automatic renewals, expirations, and notice deadlines, prepare signature packets and coordinate execution of agreements)
• Compliance and Licensing (e.g., support the tracking and timely filing of state licensing and registration renewals)
• Form and Document Management (e.g. maintain and update precedent documents and templates, conduct periodic reviews of lease forms to maintain consistency with lease and operational updates)
• Legal Support and Intake (e.g., serve as the first point of contact for routine legal requests, providing initial support and escalating matters to the legal team as appropriate)
• Administrative tasks (e.g., scheduling, legal/compliance invoice tracking/management, assist with legal/compliance task coordination/prioritization)
• Entity Management (e.g., assist with the formation of new entities, maintaining good standing compliance, maintaining corporate organizational chart, routine governmental filings/applications)
• Research/Legislative Monitoring (e.g., initial research and tracking of legislation related to SFR, property management, etc.)
• Corporate Governance (e.g., maintaining minute book and other corporate records)
• Document Preparation (e.g., create initial drafts of routine documentation such as consents, standard form agreements, etc.)
• Covenant Compliance (e.g., review and summarize various high impact transaction documentation)
• Diligence Assistance (e.g., populating data rooms, reviewing documents before being uploaded, etc.)
• Litigation assistance, as needed

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant corporate paralegal experience
• Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of corporate and contract law
• Experience with residential real estate a plus
• Proven experience with licensing, regulation and compliance matters
• Experience with multi-state entity management, including Secretary of State filings and maintaining corporate databases
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple project simultaneously
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a client-centered approach to all interactions
• Ability to operate effectively and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with multiple teams
• Demonstrates a high-level of ownership and drive; collegial and transparent with a high level of integrity

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About Evergreen Residential

Founded in 2021, Evergreen Residential is a full-service SFR platform leveraging proven operational practices and the latest technological advances to optimize investor returns and achieve positive outcomes for our residents and the communities in which we operate. We offer a full suite of services, including Investment Management, Asset Origination, and Advisory Services. The firm is headquartered in Dallas with offices in New York City.

The leadership team has extensive experience dating back to the early institutionalization of SFR and unrivaled depth of experience in the complete asset life cycle. We are built to withstand changing market conditions, and our business produces resilient, predictable cash flows and margins. We are committed to charting new paths and using data to achieve best-in-class results. Our business is evergreen.

Beyond financial returns, the Company is committed to measurable impact objectives. We believe that inclusive and equitable management, environmentally sustainable long-term strategies, and resident-focused policies are good business - for our residents, our investors, and our team. We are committed to using environmentally sustainable practices and empowering our residents to improve their financial health.

Our cornerstone values - Accountability, Transparency and Partnership - are built on a foundation of Integrity and provide the roadmap for our daily actions, interactions and decisions.

Equal Opportunities and Other Employment Statements

We are deeply committed to building a workplace and community where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and seek to create a welcoming environment based on mutual respect, and to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.