Are you passionate about contributing to a positive workplace culture and making a meaningful impact in your community?
At Habitat for Humanity of Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties, one of the largest Habitat affiliates in the country, we’re looking for dynamic, solutions-oriented professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments, embrace challenges, and are dedicated to generating a lasting impact on affordable homeownership in the Puget Sound. Since 1986, we’ve created 1,000 housing solutions for more than 2,600 people and successfully advocated for fair housing policies at the city, county, and state levels. As we set our sights on doubling our impact and serving an additional 2,000 people by 2030, we need the right team members to help us get there.
Join us as a Paralegal, where you’ll play a key role in supporting our legal and compliance efforts, optimizing processes, and ensuring our team is equipped to drive impactful results in the community.
Your Impact:
- Assist with the review, negotiation and drafting of a variety of contracts and other agreements including purchase and sale agreements, loan and grant documents, MOUs, CCRs, condominium declarations, homeowner association documentation, development agreements, and subcontracts and help manage the contract management function, including ensuring that contract processes are up to date.
- Conduct basic title and survey review and other due diligence support for the legal department and other departments/teams as necessary.
- Assist on and eventually manage property acquisitions, loan closings, and residential home sales including multiple funding sources and regulatory agreements.
- Prepare documentation for and form single purpose entities and homeowner associations under the supervision of General Counsel.
- Support homeowner services and construction as needed including review and response to post sale homeowner requests.
- Assist with drafting, implementing foundational policies; assist with template development, drafting and preparing forms, letters, and other legal documents.
- In collaboration with the Real Estate Development team, review grant applications, agreements, and reports; advise staff on submissions and legal requirements.
- Review and contribute to staff-friendly policies, procedures, and systems around a variety of legal compliance issues.
- Collaborate with other departments on organization-wide projects.
- Assist with the legal aspects of our organization structure, board resolutions, legal filings, developing, updating, and maintaining systems for meeting nonprofit governance and compliance requirements. Work closely with the Finance Department with requested information as necessary for annual report and business license filings in certain jurisdictions.
- Document and obtain new licenses and maintain licensing requirements at the state, county, and city levels.
- Organize and maintain documents in paper and/or electronic filing systems.
What You Bring:
- 5+ years’ experience as a paralegal at a law firm and/or in-house.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships across teams.
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Proven ability to manage multiple, and at times, conflicting priorities – organizing work and time efficiently to produce high quality results quickly and on time.
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Critical thinking, creative problem solving, strong accuracy and attention to detail.
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Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within a team.
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Proficient and experienced with MS Office, particularly Teams, Word, and Outlook.
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Familiarity with utilizing AI tools to support drafting, research, and process efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with commercial and/or residential (single-family or multifamily) construction, real estate finance, and condominium, ground lease, and/or shared equity ownership structures.
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Notary certification.
Our Mission: We build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.
Our Vision: A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Core Values: Lead with service. Respect all people. Build community. Deliver results.
Our people are our greatest asset and a vital part of achieving our mission. We offer generous benefits, including:
Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; Health Savings Account (HSA); Life and AD&D Insurance; Disability Insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Fitness Reimbursement
Financial & Retirement: 401(k) Retirement Plan with dollar-for-dollar match on employee contributions up to 6% of annual salary; Verizon Wireless discount; 25% Habitat Store discount
Paid Time Off: 15 vacation days per year; 11 paid holidays; 7 sick days per year; up to 3 days for bereavement (or 5 days if out-of-state travel is required); Jury Duty Leave
Professional Growth: Professional Reimbursement: $1,500–$3,000 annually depending on length of service; 30 dedicated training hours for skill-building and career advancement
Join our team and make a difference in our community!
