The Nature Conservancy

Senior Paralegal

The Nature Conservancy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $60,000 - $83,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide an advanced level of expertise to support and coordinate legal services on complex and/or high value real estate and non-real estate matters
  • Ensure that real estate and non-real estate transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with TNC’s mission, authority, policies, and procedures
  • Apply advanced knowledge and skills to serve organizational needs in a highly efficient and effective manner
  • Effectively articulate relevant legal concepts and internal policies and procedures
  • Work with other members of the legal team to acquire and protect conservation real property
  • Review grant agreements for funds that support land protection work
  • Draft and revise real estate and non-real estate contracts for implementing nature-based solutions to climate change
  • Work with preserve staff to ensure preserve activities function safely and smoothly

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of combined legal and administrative experience or equivalent qualifications acquired through coursework and/or related job experience
  • Experience drafting and revising real estate related contracts and grant agreements
  • Experience with real estate title review, due diligence review, preparation of closing documents, and coordinating real estate closings
  • Critical thinking
  • Communication skills
  • Writing, editing, and proofreading skills
  • Experience conducting research on the Internet and in other legal resources
  • Experience with MS Office, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, iManage, and other relevant technology
Benefits
  • Health care benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
  • Parental leave
  • Accrued paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • Disability coverage
  • Employee assistance program
  • Other life and work well-being benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
critical thinkingcommunication skillswriting skillsediting skillsproofreading skills