Real Estate and Estate Planning Paralegal

Lexitas is seeking a Paralegal with business, real estate and estate planning experience for a permanent position with a law firm in Petoskey, Michigan. This is a great opportunity to join a small law firm with diverse practice areas in an idyllic community.
 

The hired Business, Real Estate and Estate Planning Paralegal will deliver great results by:

• Preparing all documents required to form corporations and limited liability companies as well as preparing qualification documents for foreign jurisdictions; and preparing documentation for amendments, withdrawals, mergers, and dissolutions.
• Preparing company record and minute books, resolutions, entity formation documents, promissory notes, and contracts.
• Conducting due diligence research.
• Preparing certificates and UCC financing statements.
• Assisting with business transactional work and responsibilities including paperwork for mergers/acquisitions, financing, and strategic investments.
• Assisting with the preparation of closing documents, maintaining closing files, and compiling closing sets.
• Preparing real estate agreements, deeds, mortgages, easements and other real estate documents, and understanding egal descriptions and matters of title.
• Preparing probate pleadings for decedents’ estates, guardianships, and conservatorships.
• Preparation of Preparing trust administration documents.
• Ability to Collaborating effectively across teams and having the technical skills and professional maturity to anticipate and initiate legal tasks independently and under the direction and oversight of the supervising attorney.

The hired Business, Real Estate and Estate Planning Paralegal, will possess the following skills, experience, and attributes:

• The ability to demonstrate exceptional client service, independent judgment, and sound discretion.
• The ability to provide concise and effective written and verbal communication.
• Extensive computer and database expertise.
• Must be pro-active and detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be conscientious, dedicated, and hard-working.
• Must have the flexibility to work extended hours.

Since 1987, Lexitas has built our company upon a belief that having strong personal relationships with our clients, and providing reliable, accurate, and professional services is the driving force of our success and continued growth. Lexitas is a professional family of legal support companies that offers an array of services including local and national court reporting, legal video, medical record retrieval, registered agent services, and legal talent outsourcing. Our reach is truly national as well as international, and our hundreds of outstanding full-time staff and expert service providers are ready to deploy customized, high-quality solutions to our clients at virtually any time or place. For legal professionals who have critical and often immediate needs for expert, local and national legal support.