Job Title: Transactional Associate Attorney (Front Range Colorado)
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Transactional Department Head
Summary: This attorney performs a variety of transactional matters for homeowner association clients and maintains considerable contact with clients.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Reviews/analyzes association governing documents, statutes/case law, contracts, insurance policies, and real estate documents to advise, counsel and provide legal representation to clients.
- Drafts documents to provide legal representation to clients, including contracts, opinion letters, governing documents, rules, easement contracts, and licenses.
- Performs legal research using available resources, libraries and data systems.
- Formulates and issues well-founded written and verbal opinions to clients.
- Effectively conducts negotiations to resolve matters on behalf of clients.
- Advises and communicates regularly with clients in person, via phone, e-mail and written correspondence regarding the status of their matter.
- Attend board and annual meetings when appropriate, often during evening hours.
- Participate in marketing initiatives and business development efforts, including participation in educational programs provided by the firm to clients and management companies.
- Consistent and on-time attendance is required.
Qualifications and Skills:
- License to practice law in Colorado with approximately 7-10 years of progressively more responsible litigation and/or transactional experience in the following areas: nonprofit, corporate governance, contract review, fair housing, and employment law.
- Analytical skills necessary to conduct complex/detailed analysis of legal matters.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with a diverse group of clients, attorneys, and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
- Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate in person, in writing, by e-mail and phone with managers/board members who have little or no legal training or knowledge.
- Strong computer skills including: Outlook, Word, Excel and legal research software. Experience in case management and billing software a plus.
- Ability to multi-task and ability to capture time.
- English Proficiency – speaking, reading, and writing.
ADA:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
- Must be able to focus on computer screen for multiple hours at a time.
- Must be able to lift in excess of ten pounds.
*Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.*
Company Description
Private law firm counseling and representing community associations (homeowners' associations, townhome associations, and condo associations) in Colorado.