Senior Operations Paralegal

About The Role

The Real Estate/Litigation Paralegal is responsible for assisting the Company’s Legal Operations Department by providing a wide-variety of litigation services related to eviction and breach of lease actions, and by providing legal support for all Departments of the Company relating to the commercial landlord-tenant relationship, enforcement of lease covenants, and the day-to-day operations of the Company’s Centers.

This position will be on-site 4 days a week from our Santa Monica Corporate Headquarters with one day of remote work on Fridays.

What You Will Do

• Under attorney supervision and guidance:
• Prepare default notices, demand letters, termination notices, relocation notices, abandonment notices and all other notices required to enforce lease covenants
• Correspond with tenants and tenant attorneys to resolve AR issues and other lease and legal disputes
• Perform due diligence reviews of leases involving relocation rights, co-tenancy provisions, radius restrictions, no-build zones, termination rights, CAM language, permitted, exclusive and restricted uses and all other rights, remedies and controls of the lease parties
• Initiate and monitor unlawful detainer and breach of lease actions and matters sent to collection agencies
• Prepare litigation evaluations, analyze collectability, pursue enforcement of judgments and assist with tenant bankruptcies
• Respond to Subpoenas for the Company’s business records, and implement and monitor Legal Holds to retain and preserve documents in connection with claims, litigation and e-discovery
• Negotiate and document settlements
• Monitor resolution of mechanics’ liens and foreclosure actions, and provide legal support for construction defect litigation
• Coordinate with Property Management and Leasing to assess and minimize legal risk and resolve legal disputes
• Provide daily legal support to all Departments

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA approved school required
• Substantial law firm or in-house experience as a real estate paralegal preferably in litigation and/or commercial landlord/tenant law
• Strong PC skills, including MS Office, MS Word, iManage, Excel and redline

Qualifications

• Physical capability to perform all core functions of the position

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits with affordable employee contribution levels
• Paid time off, including vacation time, 12 paid holidays and 80 hours of sick time annually
• 401(k) match with immediate vesting
• Ability to purchase company stock at a 15% discount
• 24 paid volunteer hours and employer charitable match
• Career-development resources
• Comprehensive wellness program including Calm Health and ClassPass memberships

Pay

Salary Range: $90,000 - $125,000 plus 15% Bonus Potential

Schedule

This position will be on-site 4 days a week from our Santa Monica Corporate Headquarters with one day of remote work on Fridays.

Employer

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.