Overview
Paralegal Jobs in Chicago, IL at CBRE
Title: Paralegal
Company: CBRE
Location: Chicago, IL
About the Role:
As a CBRE Paralegal, you will assist Counsel by providing basic clerical and investigative support.
This job is part of the Legal Support job function. They are responsible for performing and supporting a variety of law-related activities that does not require a law degree.
What You’ll Do:
– Transcribe written and dictated legal documents and correspondence.
– Assist in the preparation of standard checklists, templates, and policies and maintaining the contract database.
– Contribute to document and contract preparation. This includes brokerage contracts, agreements, amendments, non-disclosure agreements, retention agreements, etc.
– Assemble contract documents for execution. Evaluate and mitigate contractual risk.
– Maintain and file all legal documents and correspondence by the respective deadline.
– Prepare legal bills and mail for processing and distribution. Assist in arranging the circulation of documents for signatures.
– Schedule and maintain the calendars of the team. This includes appointments, meetings, trials, and court dates. Coordinate travel and related arrangements.
– Answer all incoming inquiries and ad hoc requests.
– Support legal team on special projects.
– Gather and analyze data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent. May recommend new techniques.
– Impact own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related.
– Suggest improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team.
