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Realberry · 4 hours ago

Director of Legal Operations

Realberry is a privately held full service real estate development, investment and management company passionate about creating great places for people. The Director of Legal Operations manages the legal department's day-to-day operations, provides administrative support, and ensures efficient workflow within the department.

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Hiring Manager
Vivianna Vachier-Arroyo
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Responsibilities

Provides administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer and other in-house attorneys and assists with the supervision and management of any assigned executive/administrative/legal assistant supporting the Realberry Legal Department
Plans, coordinates, and manages the Chief Legal Officer and other in-house attorneys’ schedules. Understands needs of the Realberry Legal Department in order to successfully prioritize, arrange meetings and handle matters quickly and efficiently
Accurately drafts, proofreads, and assists in the creation of departmental materials, including documents, reports, memos, briefings, presentations, forms and other items ensuring accuracy and completeness
Acts as first point of contact for external phone calls, voicemails and visitors, responding independently when possible and determining which should be handled by other team members
Researches, compiles and analyzes data for cycled administrative items (e.g. expense reports) and special projects
Tracks and keeps executives on track with project deadlines
Tracks and submits departmental expense reports monthly
Provides paralegal support to the Legal Department
Prepares documents and correspondence of a legal nature such as contracts, licenses, short-term leases, invoices, summaries, letters, and complaints
Provides support for Legal Department team members and consultants in finalizing legal documents, assembling signature pages and other projects as assigned. Must have the ability to spot errors, issues and incomplete documents
Assists with business, operational and liquor license matters
Maintains real property closing files and is responsible for ensuring closing documents are assembled, verified, signed and delivered by closing deadlines
Maintains litigation files
Assists with the Company’s investigation and handling of small claims and similar court/administrative proceedings
Supports the Legal Department’s equity subscription processes in partnership with other department personnel
Partners with the Company’s in-house Corporate Counsel to administer the Company’s contracting program
Maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic contract files in Yardi. Tracks contract progress and proactively pursues completion of contracts with vendors, business teams, and counsel
Assists business teams in completing internal self-help contracts
Provides training and guidance for business teams on contract-related matters
Provides operational support to the Legal Department
Manages company legal workflow process by liaising with all Realberry departments to ensure continuity and seamlessness of the Legal Department’s provisioning of services
Assists in development, implementation and operation of procedures and programs for Legal Department
Communicates directly and on behalf of the executives with others as directed, providing effective and timely communication
Manages corporate records in accordance with procedures and supports the Company’s document retention and file maintenance initiatives
Processes, tracks and maintains the Company’s entity filings
Assists with event planning of internal and external events hosted by Realberry’s Legal Department
Manages outside counsel billing, budgeting and administrative matters
Maintains legal billing software and vendor relations
Reviews all external counsel invoices for accuracy and works closely with the outside law firms on processing, revision and correction of invoices
Communicates with outside legal counsel attorneys, assistants, and billing coordinators to facilitate project specific work and issue resolution
Provides routine reporting to the Chief Legal Officer around budgeting, billing, expense and cost savings
Content creation and maintenance of the Legal Departments internal SharePoint resource site
Provides support to the Company’s Employing Broker
Maintains listing agreement master file
Reviews listing agreements for accuracy
Assists with other duties as assigned

Qualification

Legal operations managementParalegal supportContract managementLegal Tracker / SerengetiNotary licenseCustomer serviceMultitaskingTechnology skillsAttention to detailCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

10+ years of high-level legal/executive assistant or paralegal experience
Strong attention to detail
Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism
Strong customer service mind-set including very strong communication skills, spirit of teamwork and ability to work with a wide cross-section of internal customers
Self-starter with the ability to succeed and multitask in fast-paced environment with competing deadlines
Obtain and maintain notary license
Strong technology skills and ability to learn and adapt to new technology platforms
Ability to work from the Denver office a minimum of four (4) days per week in alignment with the company's hybrid work model

Preferred

Experience managing an in-house legal department or supporting a corporate legal team
Familiarity with Legal Tracker / Serengeti

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k)
Employee assistance plan
Generous paid time off plan that includes a week off between Christmas and New Year’s

Company

Realberry

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Realberry is a diversified real estate investment, development and management firm headquartered in Colorado.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$31.25M
2017-03-29Series Unknown· $20M
2016-11-07Series Unknown· $11.25M

Leadership Team

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Joshua Kane
Principal and CFO
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Jason Cruce
Executive Vice President, Hospitality Development
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