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General Responsibilities:

•  Answering the phone. 

• Making appointments, calendaring dates, printing materials, organizing documents and filing. 

• Travel arrangements. 

• Opening new business matters in firm’s system. 

• Entering attorney billable time in billing system, reviewing the bills, and working with Accounting to process the billing. 

• Revising and proofing draft correspondence, memorandum, documents, and instruments as directed by supervising attorney. 

• Assisting supervising attorney as instructed with professional, civic and community responsibilities, events and activities. 

• Maintain records as to CLE hours and assist with reporting to the applicable bar association. 

• Assist with preparation of resources, PowerPoint slides and other materials for publications for and presentations to clients, professional groups and associations. 

• Other duties as assigned by supervising attorney, partner-in-charge or office manager.

 Real Estate Responsibilities:

•  Receiving requests for title commitments from clients and requesting title reports or certificates of title from abstractor or abstract companies. 

• Receiving requests from clients for title updates and requesting same from abstract companies. 

• Occasional research of land records, tax records and other computerized records online. 

• Tracking of real estate transactions throughout year for purposes of 1099S reporting; completion of 1099 Information Sheets and submission to reporting service. 

• Tracking of real estate transactions with foreign companies through FSA 100 and filing same with the applicable Farm Service Agency office. 

• Drafting real-estate-related court documents, such as notices of foreclosure, lien notices, authorities to cancel, expert opinions, etc. 

• Proofing surveys and legal descriptions. 

• Handling trust accounts and other financial aspects of the practice. 

• Handling all post-closing responsibilities after real estate closings. 

• Preparing status reports for clients.

Supervision Received and/or Given:

•  Occasionally work on projects for attorneys in Jackson and other offices in addition to supervising attorney. 

• Work closely with attorneys and paralegals on funds received and disbursed through trust accounts.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications: 

• 10 years prior real estate experience in a law firm, real estate company or bank setting.

 Additional Desirable Qualifications:

•  College Degree