Senior Legal Drafting Assistant – Real Estate & Land Development

Morgan Benjamin Search Group; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 90.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Excellent benefits

Discretionary bonus

Descrizione del lavoro

Morgan Benjamin Search Group is partnering with a respected Houston public finance law firm to recruit a Legal Assistant.

The role emphasizes substantive legal drafting, detailed document review, and coordinating multiple projects. You will draft and revise legal documents from scratch, verify supporting information, and liaise with attorneys, developers, engineers, surveyors, and landowners to keep matters moving on tight deadlines.

Competenze

• At least five years of professional work experience.
• Prior experience drafting and reviewing legal documents.
• Strong writing, proofreading, and document redlining skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Mansioni

• Draft and revise legal documents, correspondence, and supporting materials for attorney review.
• Review deeds, title commitments, ownership and lien reports, and legal descriptions.
• Review entity organizational documents related to ownership and authority.
• Request and review engineering reports, identify discrepancies, and coordinate clarification.
• Research information and coordinate statutory filings with governmental agencies.
• Communicate with attorneys, developers, engineers, surveyors, landowners, and other outside parties.
• Maintain project files and tracking lists while managing competing deadlines.

Conoscenze

Legal drafting

Attention to detail

Project management

Strong writing

Communication

Strumenti

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Descrizione del lavoro

Morgan Benjamin Search Group is partnering with a respected Houston public finance law firm to recruit a Legal Assistant.

The role emphasizes substantive legal drafting, detailed document review, and coordinating multiple projects. You will draft and revise legal documents from scratch, verify supporting information, and liaise with attorneys, developers, engineers, surveyors, and landowners to keep matters moving on tight deadlines.