The Legal Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and practice support to senior attorneys across investment and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) functions. This role is designed to take day-to-day administrative and coordination responsibilities off the legal team, allowing attorneys to focus on substantive legal and transactional work. The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly responsive professional who thrives in an unpredictable environment, understands legal and financial concepts, and serves as a trusted partner to attorneys and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to attorneys across all aspects of internal legal practice
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Oversee high volumes of email, prioritizing action items and filing non-essential correspondence appropriately
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Organize, maintain, and track legal and transactional documents to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and version control
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Coordinate signature collection and manage end-to-end document execution workflows
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Draft initial versions of memos, diligence materials, and counterparty documents with attorney guidance
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Translate attorney concepts and notes into polished PowerPoint presentations and written materials for internal and external audiences
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Handle day-to-day diligence requests from internal teams and external counterparties
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Coordinate and track recurring compliance-related tasks and mortgage licensing logistics Serve as a proactive point of follow-up on projects to track status, drive progress, and meet deadlines.
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Manage calendars, schedules, travel arrangements, expense reports, and attorney availability, proactively managing access and priorities
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Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and manage time-sensitive requests with professionalism and discretion
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
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Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.
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5+ years of experience supporting attorneys as an Executive Assistant, Legal Assistant, or Paralegal.
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Demonstrated comfort working directly with attorneys.
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Experience in the finance industry, with a strong preference for mortgage-related experience.
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Exposure to mortgages, RMBS, structured finance, or capital markets is highly desirable.
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Advanced proficiency in all Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
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Some experience with generative AI tools.
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Strong work ethic, follow-through, and a "get-things-done" mindset.
Key Competencies:
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Practice & Executive Support: Ability to support attorneys across all administrative and internal practice needs with minimal direction.
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Organization & Tracking: Exceptional ability to track documents, signatures, deadlines, and compliance tasks.
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Communication & Responsiveness: Highly responsive, proactive communicator who follows through and closes loops.
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Business & Legal Understanding: Ability to understand legal and financial discussions well enough to translate concepts into materials and action items.
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Adaptability & Learning Agility: Learns quickly on the job, adapts to changing priorities, and thrives in an unpredictable environment.
How This Role Demonstrates Our Values:
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Integrity: Manages sensitive legal and financial information with discretion and professionalism.
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Collaboration: Partners closely with attorneys, compliance, finance, and business teams to support transactions and operations.
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Excellence: Takes ownership of administrative and coordination responsibilities to enable high-performing legal teams.
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Critical Curiosity: Asks questions, seeks understanding of legal and financial concepts, and continuously improves support effectiveness.
Benefits
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Great compensation package, including competitive base pay
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Discretionary annual bonus opportunity
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Invictus medical, dental and vision is covered at 100% for all tiers.
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We offer FSA’s for healthcare, dependent care, transit and commuter costs.
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Safe harbor 401(k) match of 4%; employees need 3-months of service to be eligible to participate. No vesting after that.
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$80 per month cell phone reimbursement.
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20 Days of PTO accrued at the beginning of the year, 10 company holidays plus sick time.
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Tuition Reimbursement
About Invictus Capital Partners / Verus Mortgage Capital
Invictus Capital Partners specializes in the sourcing, pricing, underwriting, acquisition, and asset management of real estate-backed loans and securities.