Legal Analyst

Description:
Resource will provide legal, communication, organizational, and decision-making support to the Legal
Department. Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
Complete Description:
Perform a
variety of legal support and decision-making duties including:
- Assisting in preparing responses to
foreclosure actions, bankruptcy actions, and other process-oriented legal
responses;
- Tracking status of foreclosure cases
and Sheriff’s sales involving IHCDA;
- Preparing a variety of legal
documents necessary for the organization, such as contracts, mortgage
releases/lien releases, reports, budgets, and internal communication;
- Sorting, analyzing and distributing
mail within the legal department;
- Assisting Legal Counsel with word
processing, filing and document transmittal services;
- Assisting Legal Counsel in
transmitting legal correspondence to clients, customers, outside counsel
and court officials by electronic filing, mail, fax or messenger;
- Managing special projects as assigned,
including ensuring project progress, coordinating meetings, and maintaining
organized project and case files;
- Assisting Legal Counsel in reviewing
and making necessary data entry updates to Sharepoint contracts database;
- Performing records research, legal
research, checking legal forms for accuracy, preparing legal documents,
preparing drafts of contracts, preparing contract amendments; and
· Performing other tasks as needed
and assigned.
Skills:

	Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience	Expertise Rating	Move
	Two (2) or four (4) year relevant educational degree (such as a Paralegal degree or certificate)	Required	2	Years
	or minimum of 2 years exp in a law firm, government legal dept, corporate legal dept or equivalent setting w/exposure to legal terms and/or procedures	Required	2	Years
	Minimum 2 years experience in the same position/employers	Required	2	Years
	Demonstrated independent judgment and critical thinking skills	Required
	Exceptional organizational skills	Required
	Willingness and ability to take on a wide variety of tasks and new tasks as requested	Required
	Ability to work with sensitive documents and information w/o divulging information to internal or external parties	Required
	Interested in the mission of IHCDA and taking part in work that furthers that mission	Required
	Demonstrated effective verbal and superior written communication skills	Required
	Demonstrated customer service orientation	Required
	Able to think logically and analytically	Required
	Proactive in anticipating and alerting others to problems with projects or processes	Required
	Exceedingly high detail orientation and accuracy	Required
	Takes initiative and needs little supervision	Required
	Able to prioritize, organize tasks and time, and follow up without being prompted	Required
	Able to perform responsibilities efficiently, accurately and timely	Required
	Able to work well in a team environment and as part of a team	Required
	Possess a high level of expertise in Microsoft Word and proficient in basics of Microsoft Excel	Required

Agency Interview Type:
Webcam only
Work Arrangement:
Onsite