UDR - Opening Doors to your future · 3 days ago
Legal Affairs Specialist
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$85K/yr - $115K/yr
3+ years expUDR, Inc. is now hiring a Legal Affairs Specialist to join our team at our corporate office in Highlands Ranch. The role involves providing crucial support to the Corporate Legal team by preparing, reviewing, and managing legal documents, conducting research, ensuring compliance, and managing communications and resident inquiries.
Commercial Real EstateCommunitiesProperty ManagementReal EstateReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Provide legal support and research on litigation, contract, and compliance matters
Collaborate with property management, centralized management, and attorneys to resolve disputes, drive compliance, and mitigate risk
Advise internal clients on a variety of legal issues in partnership with attorneys
Draft, review, and improve form retail leases and vendor agreements to support business operations
Prepare documents relating to a variety of development and construction matters, based on consultation with internal business clients and review by attorneys
Assist the legal team in managing litigation filed against the Company
Assist legal team in responding to resident complaints and disputes, including drafting of necessary releases
Manage legal system intake requests from field operations to provide streamlined legal services
Contribute to projects for legal support improvement across the Company, including contract management
Proofread legal documents to ensure accuracy and consistency
Perform other legal duties as assigned or as necessary
Qualification
Required
Associate degree required
Minimum of three years of experience required as a paralegal or legal support staff in a similar role at a company or law firm
Demonstrated knowledge of litigation processes and terminology
Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail
Self-starter with a proven track record of identifying opportunities and driving projects to completion with minimal supervision
Strong research, organizational, and communication skills
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Adaptability to technology and automation as it becomes more critical for legal operations
Preferred
Bachelor's preferred
Paralegal certificate preferred
Previous experience in real estate preferred
Previous experience dealing with legal intake systems and contract management systems preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
Medical Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Spending Account
Lifestyle Spending Account
Supplemental Term Life Insurance
Critical Illness Plan
Supplemental Short-Term Disability Insurance / AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Long Term Care Insurance
401(k) Plan with company match
Company
UDR - Opening Doors to your future
UDR, Inc.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$401.9M2024-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2015-08-19Post Ipo Secondary· $101.9M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Tracy Hofmeister
SVP - CAO
Harry Alcock
Chief Investment Officer
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