Job Title: Staff Attorney

Reports To: Vice President and Assistant General Counsel

Group: Corporate Legal

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® is seeking a Staff Attorney to join our Corporate Legal team. The Staff Attorney  will be involved with legal support and assistance of local associations in association rules, policies and other assigned legal matters in the Corporate Legal Department and other divisions of the Legal Department.  The Primary responsibility will be to work with attorneys in the Legal department to assemble, summarize and provide legal content for newsletters and specialty sections as assigned (for example, property management, accessibility ADA or other topics that become of high interest).   Secondary responsibility is assignments for specialty issues such as MLS or other subjects as needed, including corporate documents drafting and contract review and drafting.

Responsibilities

• Write newsletters and other content for highly relevant subject for real estate practitioners
• Work with specialties and collateral materials to augment member legal, Legal Action fund and litigation and local advocacy content, including housing issues
• Support to C.A.R. committees as assigned which may include MLS technical drafting of rules, procedures, contracts focused on certain issues of note to local Associations as well as real estate practitioners
• Development, drafting, and/or editing of educational materials and communications for distribution to association members.
• Provide legal articles and other legal materials for newsletters, materials and other communication in plain English but technical accuracy
• Focus on specialties as assigned such as property management
• Provides heightened visibility for legal materials to membership
• Includes guest articles by outside attorneys if appropriate and summaries of relevant cases of interest to the industry
• Acquire deep knowledge in MLS areas and antitrust laws relating to that and other aspects impacting Association compliance in that area
• Perform other job duties as needed

Requirements

•  JD from ABA Approved law school
• Current member of California State Bar
• 3 years as practicing attorney

Skills Required:

• Ability to exercise independent judgment confidently and quickly.
• Understanding of a wide variety of obtaining visibility for information for members through multiple platforms.
• Database research and word processing
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to take responsibility and perform a variety of general business and trade association law tasks.
• Problem solving and good legal reasoning skills.
• Intermediate to advanced level in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and outstanding customer service orientation.
• Ability to function effectively in a variety of challenging situations and circumstances, including difficult project deadlines, demanding customers, tight budgets, and evolving goals and objectives.
• Ability to work effectively with co-workers, customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner.
• Excellent work ethic and attendance.
• Consistency in giving feedback regarding work progress, timetable and issues.

Leading the Way...™ isn't just a slogan at the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)  As one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, C.A.R. provides members with tools to help complete transactions, information to keep them nimble in the marketplace and a strong clear voice on the government steps in Sacramento. How do we do it? We start by hiring friendly, talented people committed to working toward those common goals.

Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, C.A.R. offers business casual wear, an on-site exercise room, a health and wellness program including lunch and learns with guest speakers, a FitBit® program, and collaborative working areas.

What else?

Medical, dental, vision, vitamin reimbursement, 401(k), pension, 11 paid holidays, and more.

C.A.R. staff stand by a set of core values that make us the best in the business. Take a look for yourself and see what we are all about www.car.org.

For consideration - qualified applicants only please - submit cover letter and resume (in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format) to [email protected].

C.A.R. and/or its subsidiaries and agents will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Sorry! Due to the heavy volume of resumes we receive, only candidates being considered will be contacted directly. We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.