Legal Assistant - Contracts & Real Estate

Job Description

Job Description

Road Ranger, a multi-state Travel Center company, is seeking too add a detail oriented Legal Assistant for Contracts and Real Estate to the Legal Department at our Schaumburg headquarters!

Position Summary:
The primary duties of the Legal Assistant are to assist in managing the company’s real estate transactions, leases, property taxes, commercial contracts, and to provide overall administrative support to the General Counsel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Administers the full cycle of Company’s real estate transactions, from LOI to Closing
• Manages full cycle of commercial contracts, from draft review to renewal date tracking
• Manages the Company’s leases and landlord/tenant relationships, including responsibility for the collection of revenue from tenant relationships
• Administers corporate property tax payments and assessment review/disputes
• Manages invoices for Legal Department professional services (i.e. outside counsel)
• Assists in the drafting and review of contracts, letters, and other legal documents
• Investigates and provides information to government agencies in connection with unemployment claims
• Conducts special projects as assigned
• Assists in all other departmental matters as needed

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in legal support, with an emphasis in contract management and/or real estate
• College education or Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Experience working in a law firm, corporate legal department, title company, or similar environment

Other Qualifications:

• Active Notary Public status highly desirable
• Strong commitment to ethics and professionalism
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office suite of products
• Prior experience working with Contract Management System software preferred
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain strict levels of confidentiality
• Skilled in creative problem solving
• Ability to manage multiple projects under deadline pressure
• Capable of occasional travel for company business

Benefits:
We offer our employees a wide variety of competitive benefits to support their health and wealth, such as:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Weekly Pay
• Bonus Compensation Potential
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident, Critical Illness, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurances

Pay Range: $55,000 to $70,000 base annually, plus bonus compensation potential!

Join the Road Ranger family and see how far your drive can take you! At Road Ranger, we aim to provide drivers with the warm hospitality, top tier fuel, quality food, and essential products they need along their journey. We owe our success to our friendly, driven employees who thrive in our fast-paced environment.

Road Ranger is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or civil partnership/union status, veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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