Legal Administrative Assistant

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Full Time Minneapolis, MN, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Job Type: Regular full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Compensation: $50,000 - $80,000 annual base salary

Reports To: Chief Legal Officer

Work Location: LaSalle Plaza – Downtown Minneapolis, on-site

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8am – 5pm (occasional early mornings, evenings, or special events as needed)

Hempel is a commercial real estate firm based in Minnesota with investments across the Midwest. Hempel has experience on every level of real estate transactions, and we specialize in new and adaptive re-use projects. Since 2001, Hempel has acquired and developed more than $1 billion worth of office, retail, multi-family residential, hospitality, industrial, and parking. Hempel Real Estate is a team of hard-working innovators who are passionate about making lives better by making buildings better.

We care about more than just providing exceptional commercial real estate services. We work hard to add value to each project.

Our Core Focus

Making lives better by making buildings better.

Our Core Values

Great missions are built on strong cultures – and strong cultures start with shared values. Here’s what we stand for, and what we look for in our teammates:

• We MAKE IT HAPPEN. We solve problems that others can’t. We see opportunities where others don’t.
• We are GRITTY. We possess courage and resolve, showing persistence in the face of challenges.
• We are SQUARED AWAY. Implies everything is in its rightful place, and the situation is well-managed and under control.
• We are INQUISITIVE. We can formulate questions that lead to meaningful and insightful answers.

About the Role

Hempel Real Estate is seeking a highly detail-oriented and motivated Legal Administrative Assistant to support the legal team in connection with commercial real estate transactions, leasing matters, entity governance, financing activities, and other legal and administrative matters. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior legal leadership and other members of the legal team and gain exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and lease transactions within a dynamic in-house commercial real estate environment.

The Legal Administrative Assistant will assist in supporting and coordinating the administrative and operational aspects of real estate transactions from inception through closing and post-closing. The role includes document organization, transaction and file management, signature coordination, scheduling, deadline and follow-up tracking, closing and post-closing administrative support, and coordination with internal and external parties.

This position plays an important role in maintaining organization and workflow across multiple active transactions while ensuring documentation, communications,administrative tasks and deadlines are managed effectively. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated legal professional seeking to build or further develop acareer in commercial real estate and legal operations while supporting a busy commercial real estate in-house legal team. The ideal candidate is highly organized,dependable, proactive, and resourceful, with strong attention to detail, excellent follow through, and the ability to anticipate needs and take ownership of responsibilities.

Commercial real estate experience is strongly preferred. This position reports directly tothe Chief Legal Officer, while fully supporting and working closely with additional legalteam members.

Key Responsibilities (are inclusive of but not limited to)

• Provide administrative and operational support to the legal team in connection with commercial real estate transactions and other legal matters
• Prepare, organize, maintain, and distribute legal and transaction documents and correspondence
• Maintain organized electronic and physical legal and transaction files, ensuring documents are accurately named, filed, and readily accessible
• Prepare signature packets, coordinate…