Paralegal

About Breakthrough Properties

Breakthrough is a joint-venture between Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, combining Tishman Speyer’s global real estate platform with Bellco Capital’s deep life science investment expertise to reimagine environments where companies can create life-changing therapies for patients. Breakthrough Properties is a life science real estate investment company that leverages cross-sector collaboration to deliver environments that foster innovation and scientific breakthroughs. Breakthrough is led by an experienced management team with a proven track record investing in life science real estate.  At Breakthrough, we seek to be a home for scientific discovery and innovation because we understand what scientists do, how they do it and why they do it.

Job Description

The Paralegal will be responsible for supporting the Vice President, Legal and assisting with a wide array of legal and compliance affairs. This position will have the responsibility of managing all legal administrative matters and work with many Breakthrough professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and tracking of legal entities (including yearly Secretary of State filings)
• Legal file administration, processing new and old files
• Administration of time records and invoicing
• Coordination with outside counsel on transaction execution (including real estate acquisitions and financings, Fund closings, leasing, and other matters)
• Drafting and creating agreements, memoranda, corporate resolutions, and closing certificates
• Ordering and reviewing lien and judgment searches
• Maintaining standard legal forms database
• Maintain board meeting minutes
• Coordinating negotiation and execution of confidentiality agreements
• Tracking and coordinating response to Compliance approvals and requests
• Coordination of signature requests

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required – paralegal certificate preferred
• 7+ years of experience as a paralegal in a commercial real estate environment (or at a law firm in a real estate group)
• Detail oriented, capable of communicating effectively with both in-house and outside clients and attorneys and be particularly responsive to deadlines regarding transactions in various stages of development
• Strong sense of integrity and ethics
• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
• Must be proactive and able to work independently, as well as with a team and with clients.
• Intermediate-level skills working with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems and time-keeping software are necessary.
• Paralegal will be required to become a notary (if not already)

As an equal opportunity employer, Breakthrough Properties is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws.  FULL VACCINATION STATUS IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AT BREAKTHROUGH PROPERTIES.