Legal Administrative Assistant

NOTE: This position is on-site at our office in Bloomington, MN.

Who we are:
Fourteen Foods is the largest Dairy Queen franchisee, with nearly 250 restaurants in 13 states, and we’re growing! We are faith-based with a Mission of “Shepherding world-class restaurants that celebrate our commitment to faith, people and community.” Our headquarters is in Franklin, TN and we also have offices in Bloomington, MN and Louisville, KY. Please visit www.fourteenfoods.netto learn more about us.

Position Summary: We are seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our team! You will provide overall support to our attorneys’ business needs. This individual must be able to manage a variety of information and tasks. This position requires excellent communication skills, outgoingness, and the ability to keep everyone on the team informed of all pertinent information. This position requires self-motivation and the ability to work with multiple people while staying organized. Requirements will include proactively providing Legal Administrative support by performing the tasks below.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate closing documents with title company/buyers/sellers for commercial real estate transactions
• Draft purchase agreements, closing and lease documents for attorney review
• Track and maintain due diligence checklists
• Monitor and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
• Organize the execution of documents for closings
• Review title and survey commitments
• Assemble and maintain closing binders for real estate transactions
• Order due diligence reports as necessary
• Liaison with Accounting Department for transfer of closing Information and documentation
• Point of contact for incoming phones calls to the department

Requirements:

• Firm or in-house corporate experience in a transactional real estate legal practice is required
• Experience in closing complex real estate strongly preferred
• Familiarity with legal research
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented

Fourteen Foods is the largest DQ franchisee in the world. We offer excellent growth and advancement opportunities as well as pay and benefits you’d expect of an iconic national brand. Come join us, we’re the place where memories are made!

Fourteen Foods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We encourage applicants of all ages and experience, as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's age.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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