Job Summary

A Team Staffing, Southern California's locally-based staffing firm specializing in the title, escrow, mortgage and real estate industries, has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant with a real estate legal office in Newport Beach, Ca.

The Legal Assistant plays a valuable role in supporting the firm's team and servicing the firm's clients.

This dynamic law firm needs a strong administrative professional to support the Attorneys, and to maintain and support the office operations. This position offers an office professional or recent grad with 1-3 years of experience and familiarity with the real estate industry a unique opportunity to apply their legal experience and organizational skills to gain diverse, hands-on experience in a positive and highly professional culture.

.A Team Staffing offers competitive pay from the first day on the job. A team member who continues their career can become eligible for medical insurance, sick days, paid holidays and participate in the 401K plan.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinating with other team members and vendors
• Providing exceptional customer service to clients, vendors and colleagues
• Responding to email correspondence, calendaring meetings, and coordinating events
• Assisting with preparation of legal document and filings for commercial real estate transactions
• Managing and updating client transaction files, databases, tracking systems, and reports
• Assisting Management Team with any and all other projects and tasks, as needed
• Qualifications and Skills

• 1-3 years of experience in a legal assistant or paralegal role in a professional office; legal, title, escrow, mortgage, insurance, real estate related experience preferred.
• Legal studies desirable.
• Tech savvy; strong Word and Excel skills, working knowledge of Adobe software including working with portals to upload and deliver documents.
• Proven writing, proof reading and grammar skills a must.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to create and maintain files, spreadsheet reports, in a variety of software programs.
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized
• Demonstrated success in a support role delivering above and beyond client service
• Must be accountable and resourceful with a can do attitude