Legal Analyst

Job Description

Job Description Role: Legal Analyst
Duration: 3 Months
Location: IHCDA office, 30 South Meridian Street, Suite 900, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Interview: Web Cam Only
Pay Rate: $27.25- 30.75/HR

Job Description:
Resource will provide legal, communication, organizational, and decision-making support to the Legal Department. Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.


Perform a variety of legal support and decision-making duties including:

• Assisting in preparing responses to foreclosure actions, bankruptcy actions, and other process-oriented legal responses;
• Tracking status of foreclosure cases and Sheriff's sales involving IHCDA;
• Preparing a variety of legal documents necessary for the organization, such as contracts, mortgage releases/lien releases, reports, budgets, and internal communication;
• Sorting, analyzing and distributing mail within the legal department;
• Assisting Legal Counsel with word processing, filing and document transmittal services;
• Assisting Legal Counsel in transmitting legal correspondence to clients, customers, outside counsel and court officials by electronic filing, mail, fax or messenger;
• Managing special projects as assigned, including ensuring project progress, coordinating meetings, and maintaining organized project and case files;
• Assisting Legal Counsel in reviewing and making necessary data entry updates to Sharepoint contracts database;
• Performing records research, legal research, checking legal forms for accuracy, preparing legal documents, preparing drafts of contracts, preparing contract amendments; and

· Performing other tasks as needed and assigned.

Required Skills: Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Two (2) or four (4) year relevant educational degree (such as a Paralegal degree or certificate)Required2Yearsor minimum of 2 years exp in a law firm, government legal dept, corporate legal dept or equivalent setting w/exposure to legal terms and/or proceduresRequired2YearsMinimum 2 years experience in the same position/employersRequired2YearsDemonstrated independent judgment and critical thinking skillsRequiredExceptional organizational skillsRequiredWillingness and ability to take on a wide variety of tasks and new tasks as requestedRequiredAbility to work with sensitive documents and information w/o divulging information to internal or external partiesRequiredInterested in the mission of IHCDA and taking part in work that furthers that missionRequiredDemonstrated effective verbal and superior written communication skillsRequiredDemonstrated customer service orientationRequiredAble to think logically and analyticallyRequiredProactive in anticipating and alerting others to problems with projects or processesRequiredExceedingly high detail orientation and accuracyRequiredTakes initiative and needs little supervisionRequiredAble to prioritize, organize tasks and time, and follow up without being promptedRequiredAble to perform responsibilities efficiently, accurately and timelyRequiredAble to work well in a team environment and as part of a teamRequiredPossess a high level of expertise in Microsoft Word and proficient in basics of Microsoft ExcelRequired