Position Description

Job Title: Senior Paralegal

Reports To: VP Risk Management, Legal, and Real Estate

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Shared Services Office, Irving, TX

Summary:

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive and resourceful Senior Paralegal to support our Risk Management and Legal Team. The Senior Paralegal needs to be an experienced professional with a strong background in legal compliance. This individual excels at drafting and reviewing legal documents, conducting thorough legal research, and ensuring the firm's and clients' adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This role is a proactive problem-solver with meticulous attention to detail and a proven ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. They possess excellent communication and organizational skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with corporate governance, maintaining corporate records, supporting capital markets and M&A transactions, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and related matters
• Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
• Communicates with clients and other business partners to discuss details of various matters.
• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
• Responsible for all entities’ compliance with registration and authority requirements in all states.
• Maintains legal compliance with all states including the timely filing of annual reports, renewals, and other necessary documents.
• Owns the interface with Meriton’s registered agent, working with the agent on subpoenas and other filings.
• Support day-to-day administrative matters including word processing, drafting correspondence/reports, and file maintenance.
• Completes other duties as assigned

Competencies

• Trust, confidentiality, and professionalism are demonstrated at every level
• Elevated professionalism which demonstrates tempered emotions, empathy, positive intent, and integrity in all interactions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization. Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information one-on-one and in group situations, and outside of the company.
• Ability to solve practical problems and manage a variety of variables in situations and with problems where only limited information or standardization exists
• Open and transparent with a strong work ethic as well as the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a self-starter, independent, and strong organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines at any given time
• Ability to establish and build effective working relationships with colleagues and staff. Acceptance of a variety of lifestyles, behaviors, and cultural, and spiritual practices

Education/Experience:

• 7+ years of paralegal experience is required
• Bachelor’s degree in legal studies, political science, or related fields is required
• Paralegal certificate is required
• Strong knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and democratic political process
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The workplace is in a corporate office environment and the temperature in the work environment is usually moderate. The position’s primary office is the Shared Services, Irving, TX office; however, telework or work at home, on the road, or in a satellite location for portions of the workweek may occur, depending upon project needs and requirements in coordination with your direct supervisor and/or most senior leader of your department.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

• Must be able to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a workday.
• Must be able to lift 15 – 20 lbs.
• Standing for long periods of time occasionally
• Must be able travel via plane or car to events