Job Summary
Legal Support Resource needed to provide legal, communication, organizational, and decision-making support to the Legal Department, managing multiple projects with competing deadlines in a self-motivated capacity.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing responses to foreclosure actions, bankruptcy actions, and other legal process responses
• Track status of foreclosure cases and Sheriff's sales involving IHCDA
• Prepare legal documents such as contracts, mortgage/lien releases, reports, budgets, and internal communications
• Sort, analyze, and distribute mail within the legal department
• Assist Legal Counsel with word processing, filing, and document transmittal services
• Transmit legal correspondence to clients, customers, outside counsel, and court officials via e-filing, mail, fax, or messenger
• Manage special projects, including tracking progress, coordinating meetings, and maintaining organized case files
• Review and update the SharePoint contracts database
• Perform records and legal research, check legal forms for accuracy, and prepare/draft contracts and amendments
• Perform other tasks as needed and assigned

Experience

• 2+ years in a law firm, government legal department, corporate legal department, or equivalent setting with exposure to legal terms/procedures
• 2+ years in the same position/employer

Key Skills

• Independent judgment and critical thinking
• Exceptional organizational skills and high detail orientation/accuracy
• Strong verbal and superior written communication
• Logical and analytical thinking
• Proactive problem anticipation and issue escalation
• Ability to prioritize, self-manage tasks/time, and follow up without prompting
• Ability to work efficiently, accurately, and on time, independently and in a team environment
• Customer service orientation
• Ability to handle sensitive documents/information with discretion
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word; proficient in basic Microsoft Excel
• Adaptability to a wide variety of tasks

Eligibility & Qualifications

• 2- or 4-year relevant educational degree (e.g., Paralegal degree or certificate)
• Interest in IHCDA's mission