Legal Associate

Overview

Bureau of Conservation is seeking a Legal Associate for Real Estate document research including investigating historical rights such as mineral, timber, and other severed interests as well as conducting current title research. Mapping and surveying duties involve organizing, scanning, and digitizing historic surveys, and entering data into the Office of Real Property GIS system. General administrative tasks include document preparation, drafting letters, managing project bids, and tracking invoices and payments.

Along with other duties as assigned.

• Conduct real estate document research, including historical rights (e.g., mineral, timber, severed interests) and current title research.
• Organize, scan, digitize historic surveys, and enter data into the Office of Real Property GIS system.
• Perform general administrative tasks: prepare documents, draft letters, manage project bids, and track invoices and payments.
• Take on additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and four years of full-time, increasingly responsible professional staff administrative experience.
• Substitution of qualifying full-time, increasingly responsible sub-professional, para-professional, or professional experience for the required education on a year-for-year basis, up to four years.
• Experience with property title searches/real estate due diligence matters and strong research skills.
• Skills in data entry, formal letter writing, records management processes, and other general administrative processes.