Legal Support Specialist - Real Estate

About the role

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment. Join our Real Estate team as a Legal Support Specialist located in our Houston office. We are seeking a highly skilled professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service. With a client-focused mindset and an initiative-taking approach, you will play a critical role in driving success, anticipating needs, and providing strategic solutions. If you are someone who demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.

Position Summary: The Legal Support Specialist provides high-level legal support to a team of attorneys, delivering a wide range of complex technical, document processing, and administrative services within the assigned practice group or department. The successful candidate will effectively manage all aspects of the professional responsibilities of the assigned attorneys, which includes extensive coordination with clients. This role requires professionalism, technical savvy, and the ability to handle multiple priorities while working in an organized and efficient manner at all times. Flexibility to work overtime as needed is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates creation of legal documents as well as the editing, proofreading and processing of legal documents upon request of assigned attorneys, including correspondence, memoranda, closing documents, pleadings, or other practice specific documents.
• Maintains legal files (both paper & electronic), organizes and files documents in designated order.
• Updates case information, scans and organizes legal files.
• Manages document deliveries and tracks final executed documentation.
• Receives and evaluates telephone calls for supported attorneys, fielding calls and conveying messages as necessary.
• Communicates with clients, opposing counsel, courts, and liaisons