Legal Assistant

Job Title: Legal Assistant
Job Location: Ridgeland, MS
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

• Request, review, and analyze title commitments, title reports, surveys, and certificates of title ; prepare title objection letters and related correspondence.
• Coordinate with buyers, sellers, realtors, lenders, appraisers, surveyors, title companies, insurance companies, taxing authorities, attorneys, and other parties involved in real estate transactions.
• Coordinate loan and real estate closings , including reviewing lender closing packages and preparing closing statements, affidavits, payoff letters, disbursement sheets, closing binders, and other documents.
• Assist attorneys with closings, including fund disbursement, recording deeds, deeds of trust, and UCC filings , obtaining title updates, and issuing title policies.
• Prepare updated certificates of title and title policy endorsements .
• Conduct occasional land record research .
• Track real estate transactions for 1099 reporting and prepare required documentation.
• Draft real estate documents, including foreclosure notices, lien notices, and cancellation authorities .
• Open and maintain client files in the firm's intake system.
• Process invoices through Chrome River and review attorney bills for billing accuracy.
• Provide general administrative and legal support to attorneys.
• Enter attorney time into the firm's time and billing system as needed.