Amh
Paralegal
Calabasas, CA
Sponsorship not specified$39k-$48kDetected 25 days ago
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About the role
- Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®.
- Monitors HOA updates when applicable and flags changes with potential legal/operational impact to internal stakeholders. - Participates in transaction and pipeline meetings with Acquisitions/Dispositions, Asset Management, and Legal.
- Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Drives the residential acquisition closing process for assigned market(s) from contract execution through closing and post-close completion. Coordinates with closing counsel, escrow/title companies, and brokers
- manages deadlines and deliverables
- Performs due diligence review and file control. Reviews title commitments, exceptions, requirements, and recorded documents
- and maintains complete, organized, audit-ready transaction files aligned to internal controls and naming/filing standards.
- Drives curative resolution to deliver clean, insurable title. Coordinates payoffs, releases, satisfactions, corrective instruments, and other requirements needed to clear liens, defects, and closing blockers
- Reviews HOA governing documents for leasing and occupancy restrictions and identifies requirements that impact rental operations (e.g., rental caps, approval processes, fees/fines, occupancy rules).
- Participates in transaction and pipeline meetings with Acquisitions/Dispositions, Asset Management, and Legal. Provides clear status updates, identifies recurring issues, and implements process improvements that reduce cycle time and rework.
- Actively supports and participates in the safety program, both for self-protection and the protection of other employees, by reading and abiding by all requirements in the Safety Manual and Injury Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).
- Drives curative resolution to deliver clean, insurable title.
- At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required.
- Background check required.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
- Experience with residential real estate transactions, title review, escrow coordination, or closing processes is a strong plus but not required.
- Paralegal certificate preferred
- light drafting exposure a plus.
- Active Notary Public preferred.
- Experience with contract review and transaction correspondence
Compensation
- The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $38.54 to $48.16 Hourly. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.
- Additional Compensation
- and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Benefits
- This position is not bonus-eligible.
- This position is eligible to receive discretionary stock.
- Perks and Benefits
- Employees also have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance
- flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts
- employee stock purchase plan
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