Job posting: do you have your paralegal certification, or have experience working in a legal environment?
Do you have experience working with mortgages and/or in the mortgage industry?
Do you excel at working in a fast-paced environment, and juggling lots of emails and requests?
Are you a team player with a hunger to grow and make a difference?
Then this might be just the opportunity for you!
Here at fairway, we strongly believe the way we do things is just as important as what we doOur core values define how we work together as team, support individual growth, and guide us in determining how we can best serve our customers, team members and communitiesAs a member of our legal team, you can be a difference maker!
The paralegal position assists the legal department in a range of dutiesPerforms routine tasks such as updating company files, preparing legal contracts, reviewing documents, and giving legal assistanceManages executive summaries and directivesAssists with company compliance issues(note: previous mortgage and paralegal experience preferredStrongly prefer candidates in the dallas-fort worth, tx area; this role will start as work-from-home, but may go to hybrid of partially remote/partially in our carrollton, tx office.)
Position responsibilities:
Prepares various legal documents and responses that may include agreements, correspondence memoranda, contract reviews and analysis under the supervision of an attorney
Creates, generates, compiles and edits a wide variety of reports, presentations and spreadsheets after analyzing and manipulating multiple sources of data
Researches, analyzes and summarizes information from a variety of sources, including other departments, government offices, websites, hard copy files and the legal matter management system
Organizes, populates and maintains electronic and hard copy filing systems
Communicates with management to gather and convey information pertaining to the department and tasks as requested by supervising attorneysInterfaces with people from within or outside the organizationCoordinates information exchange with firms, organizations, and individuals from outside the organization as needed
Ensures that administrative procedures are documented and updated as needed and implements process improvements
Provides initial legal guidance by communicating with key stakeholders, identifying legal issues, conducting in-depth research, analyzing complex regulations and legal precedent and drafting agreements, contracts and recommendations under the limited supervision of attorneys to facilitate corporate legal proceedings
Fulfill requests by partnering across the organization to assist branches in a timely manner
Collaborate with team by sharing information and seeking guidance on complex legal questions and inquiries to foster information sharing and thorough analysis of options for recommendations
Manage multiple legal projects by planning and prioritizing assigned work, drafting required correspondence and delegating tasks as appropriate to meet deadlines and achieve desired results
Provide legal foresight by tracking current legal developments and identifying and escalating relevant issues to plan solutions, responses and necessary updates of organizational policies and procedures
Provide initial legal guidance by communicating with key stakeholders, identifying legal issues, conducting in-depth research, analyzing complex regulations and legal precedent and drafting agreements, contracts and recommendations under the limited supervision of attorneys to facilitate corporate legal proceedings
Fulfill regulatory requests by partnering across the organization to gather, clarify and organize complex information to draft and submit timely responses
Collaborate with team by sharing information and seeking guidance on complex legal questions and inquiries to foster information sharing and thorough analysis of options for recommendations
Manage multiple legal projects by planning and prioritizing assigned work, drafting required correspondence and delegating tasks as appropriate to meet deadlines and achieve desired results
Oversee timely submission of required filings by monitoring and tracking filing statuses and communicating with regulators to ensure organizational compliance with multiple states` requirements
Provide legal foresight by tracking current legal developments and identifying and escalating relevant issues to plan solutions, responses and necessary updates of organizational policies and procedures
Non-essential job functions:
Participates in and leads proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
Adopts fairway values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions and interpersonal interactions
Contributes to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value `can do` people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun
Performs other duties as assigned
Required knowledge and skills:
Solid knowledge and understanding of current business acumen
Solid knowledge and understanding of customer service and intrapersonal best practices
Required education and experience:
Associate degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent work experience
Demonstrated experience with analytical, critical thinking, problem solving, and making solid business decisions
Demonstrated experience producing accurate and detailed work on multiple projects under time pressure
Demonstrated experience communicating with all levels of management
Demonstrated experience effectively managing relationships with internal and external partners
Demonstrated experience working in a fast paced and changing environment
Demonstrated experience with attention to detail, written and oral communication, multi-tasking, and working in a team atmosphere adhering to tight deadlines
Demonstrated experience making sound decisions and utilizing good judgment while working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated experience with ms office software products
If the above describes you and you’re interested in becoming a part of the fairway team, please “apply now” to complete our application processBe sure to include a resume with your application.
