Ascent Developer Solutions · 13 hours ago
Paralegal
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expAscent Developer Solutions is a leading private lending platform focused on real estate development. They are seeking a self-starting Paralegal to support the General Counsel and the legal team in various compliance, regulatory, and operational tasks while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
Financial ServicesReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Support the General Counsel and business stakeholders in maintaining and strengthening Ascent's compliance program
Own the end-to-end process regarding company licensing maintenance, renewals, and documentation across jurisdictions
Support regulatory reporting processes (e.g., HMDA, call reports, licensing reports), including gathering information, tracking deadlines, and maintaining submission records
Help monitor regulatory developments and support implementation efforts across the organization
Take a leadership role in shaping a compliance education program with compliance education initiatives, including training and tracking training completion and maintaining documentation, as well as working with Ascents compliance training vendor
Support analysis of BSA/AML/KYC inquiries and questions
Support matter tracking and legal operations reporting (e.g., deadlines, statuses, intake logs)
Take a leadership role in supporting litigation tracking and information requests as needed, including coordination with outside counsel, tracking deadlines and document requests, and supporting subpoena or inquiry responses
Assist with legal holds and eDiscovery coordination, including documentation of preservation steps and collaborating with vendors/outside counsel as needed
Familiarity with onboarding/offboarding coordination and related documentation
Support maintenance of confidential employee documentation and records
Help track completion of required training and policy acknowledgements
Provide support in the drafting of HR policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Paralegal Certificate required
Strong understanding of real estate finance fundamentals
5+ years of paralegal experience, ideally in real estate finance, lending, financial services, law firm, lender, bank, debt fund, or similar environment
Strong organizational and project-tracking skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, leadership, outside counsel, and third-party vendors
Exposure to litigation support, legal holds, or eDiscovery coordination
Strong written and verbal communication skills
High integrity, discretion, and sound judgment
Preferred
Experience supporting compliance/licensing in a lending or regulated environment
Familiarity with legal operations workflows and process improvement
Construction lending or special assets exposure is a plus
Basic familiarity with HR processes and documentation (onboarding/offboarding, recordkeeping, policy acknowledgements) and willingness to support as needed
Benefits
Five health plans
Two dental plans
Health savings and flexible spending accounts
Vision coverage
A 401(k) plan
Other optional benefits from which to choose
Company
Ascent Developer Solutions
AscentDS is a private loan and institutional debt platform that provides tailored financing solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2024-07-19Private Equity
Leadership Team
Robert Wasmund
Founder & CEO
David hada
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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