About the role:
Unison is looking for versatile, collaborative, and detail oriented part-time contract-to-hire Legal Operations Associate. This role requires strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as the ability to identify and drive process improvements.
This is a part-time (20 hours a week minimum), hybrid position with a requirement of 3 days in our Omaha, Nebraska office.
Responsibilities:
- Litigation support - review and retrieve documents in event of litigation, regulatory, or asset management matters.
- Vendor management - help select, onboard, administer, and improve efficiencies with outside counsel and other vendors; communicate with vendors, law firms, and finance team related to invoicing and accruals.
- Knowledge management - compiling and maintaining legal guides and knowledge databases.
- Technology and process support - identify and implement tools and/or processes to help innovate and automate legal processes to increase efficiency.
- Budget - helping manage, understand, and better enable financial management of the legal department.
- Other responsibilities as assigned
About you:
- 2+ years of relevant experience in legal operations, as a paralegal, legal assistant, or in another legal role.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred but not required.
- Excellent Microsoft Office, Google Suite skills, and/or ability and willingness to learn new software programs.
- Experience with and/or demonstrated desire to learn legal operations.
- Self-starter who can identify and initiate projects.
- It’s a bonus if you have:
- Litigation support experience.
- Experience with financial services and/or consumer facing industries.
Why join us?
The Unison team draws on a deep and wide range of talent across several disciplines. Visionaries in investment management, product development, and financial technology are joined by innovative real estate and consumer finance experts creating a unique culture.
Perks of the Unison employee include: competitive salaries, 100% paid medical and dental benefits, generous PTO policy, paid parental leave program, and fantastic downtown SF and Omaha locations, as well as being an integral part of a well-funded market leader with incredible momentum.
About us:
Unison is a San Francisco-based company that is pioneering a smarter, better way to own your home. Until now, the only way to finance a home was by taking on debt. Through the Unison Agreement, we help homeowners access their equity flexibly with no monthly payments or interest. We enhance home affordability, reduce debt, and deliver a less risky way for homeowners, investors, and society to think about their most important asset - the home. For additional information, visit www.unison.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
The last few years have been record breaking for Unison. We expanded our offering to 30 states, surpassed the $5B mark in real estate investments and partnered with over 7K customers through our HomeBuyer and HomeOwner programs. This tremendous growth was recognized by the Deloitte Technology Fast500 awards two years in a row as well as being included in the most recent Forbes Fintech50.
Unison provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
