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We are seeking a Paralegal to join American Tower’s U.S. Tower division’s Legal department. The Legal team negotiates, drafts, reviews, and administers agreements relative to real estate transactions. Day to day you will provide legal and administrative support to the team while emphasizing regulatory compliance programs, real estate-based contracts, administrative matters, and helping Attorneys handle transactional and compliance matters. As a Paralegal, you will partner cross-functionally to review and analyze legal documents, perform legal research, update legal databases, and assist with the department’s day-to-day operations.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or related experience required.

• Notary Public in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts within 90 days of hire or transfer into the position required.

• Between 1-3 years of relevant experience required; corporate law or law firm experience strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of basic real estate principles and basic document drafting. Strong attention to detail in the review, processing, and drafting of documents; ability to understand, conduct, gather, and present research materials.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Word.

• Incumbent must be able to adjust to shifts in accordance with department priorities.

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.

• Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.

• Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.

What You Can Offer Us

• Assist with intake for new legal matters, assess the nature of the issue (with supervision), enter information into databases, coordinate with department attorneys and internal business clients, and track these through resolution.

• Assist with preparing, executing, filing, and administering legal documents. Support Attorneys, which includes creating files, scanning documents, mailing and emailing documents, etc.

• Draft, with Attorney supervision, form legal documents and correspondence. Review and abstract legal documents, create payment requests, and follow up to ensure proper integration and payment.

• Research, compile, and analyze data. Assist with due diligence fact-finding (including gathering facts and documents from other departments and outside sources).

• Assist with resolving day-to-day issues related to pending litigation or other projects.

• Notarize and/or witness documents executed on behalf of the Company.

• Other duties as assigned.

American Tower is a global digital infrastructure company serving customers through tower sites and other real estate solutions that support connectivity and opportunity, focused on achieving our vision of Building a More Connected World. Our success is rooted in the potential of our people and the power of local teams at our offices and sites across 25 countries.

We are one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and a publicly traded (NYSE:AMT), Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The next decade will be an exciting time as we evolve our infrastructure to meet tomorrow’s needs and position our people to elevate their impact, their potential, and our shared success. Come grow your career with us!

For more information about how American Tower is building a more connected world, visit americantower.com.

American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, reproductive decisions, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Requisition ID : 1097