Job Details

Paralegal

The Paralegal position provides timely and effective legal support to attorneys, internal clients, and other members of the Real Estate, Treasury and Corporate Governance & Securities teams. This role involves managing requests for guidance from Real Estate professionals and preparing documents relating to a variety of corporate transactions. We are seeking applicants who can collaborate effectively across departments and can anticipate and initiate routine legal tasks independently and as requested by Ryder attorneys and internal clients.

Essential Functions

• Supporting internal clients and assisting attorneys in real estate matters, including drafting of leases, lease amendments, purchase and sale agreements and other ancillary real estate documents
• Maintaining corporate records, including legal entity registrations and board resolutions
• Support legal securities teams, including filing forms with the Securities exchange Commission (e.g., Form 4s; 8-Ks, etc.)
• Coordinating due diligence requests and preparing closing documentation for various corporate financing and M&A transactions
• Providing general assistance across centralized legal functions
• Proofreading legal documents to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Analyzing and summarizing documents for review by attorneys.
• Working closely with attorneys to resolve a variety of day-to-day issues, and supporting a broad range of commercial transactions and projects.
• Performing legal due diligence.
• Multi-tasking and prioritizing work assignments to consistently provide high-quality work product within stated deadlines.
• Organizing and maintaining standard form agreements

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Organization Demonstrates ability to manage drafting of high volume of legal documents, including maintaining library for templates and forms.
• Problem Solving Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; skillfully gathers and analyzes information.
• Oral Communication Listens and obtains clarification; responds well to questions; is able to communicate with internal clients and attorneys in a courteous, effective, and professional manner.
• Written Communication Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information.
• Analytical Skills Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data
• Professionalism Ability to maintain confidential information, contribute to positive team spirit, assume personal responsibility for actions, execute tasks, and demonstrate high commitment to quality

Qualifications

• Contracting expertise related to real estate documentation, including leasing transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions, as well as various types of financing and other corporate transactions. Rudimentary familiarity with corporate securities filings is helpful, but not required.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Four (4) years or more relevant work experience working in a legal environment (law firm or in-house) required
• Other Paralegal certification

Travel - None

Job Category - Legal