Job Description

Description
D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Division Paralegal. The right candidate will Support the Land Acquisition and Land Development departments by coordinating legal and accounting requirements necessary to meet division goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Request and review draft land/lot contracts from local counsel
Manage the due diligence process and update checklists
Prepare and submit the corporate land/lot contract package for review and approval
Process earnest money requests, deposits and releases
Request and review title, environmental studies, surveys, site plans etc.
Prepare and submit Notice of Suitability (NOS) packages
Submit weekly funding requests to accounting
Prepare and update weekly contracts status report
Support the Development department performing project management
Request and review easements and Common Open Spaces (COS) deeds for recordation
Coordinate HOA set up and governing documents
Organize and maintain daily correspondence
Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Ability to work overtime
Maintain seller/broker/owner contact files
Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly land/lot acquisition reports
Manage archives and storage of land files

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

Required Qualifications

* Associate%27s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
* Strong organizational skills
* Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via DRH applications
* Proficiency with MS Office and email
* Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
* The noise level is generally moderate

Preferred Qualifications

* Three to five years related experience in acquisitions or real estate transactions preferred

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:

Medical, Vision and Dental

401(K)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays

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