Legal Operations Assistant

Job Description – Legal Operations Assistant

Castellan Real Estate Partners - India (Remote)

Job Title: Legal Operations Assistant

Location: Remote (India)

Work Hours: 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM IST

About the Role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Legal Operations Assistant to provide administrative and operational support to our legal team. The role focuses on document management, tracking, coordination and follow-ups for US real estate and compliance related matters, primarily involving California and New York.

This position is ideal for candidates who are comfortable providing legal support to lawyers in a corporate setup through structured administrative work and coordination in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities:

· Organize, maintain and update legal documents, contracts, regulatory developments, legal updates and reference materials.

· Maintain trackers for litigation management, compliance tasks and ongoing projects.

· Follow up with internal teams for documents, information, and status updates.

· Support pre-litigation processes by compiling and organizing documentation for internal review.

· Ensure legal records are accurate, current and easily retrievable.

· Provide general administrative support to the legal team.

Qualifications & Skills:

· Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline. Please note that candidates with a law degree are welcome but the role is administrative in nature and does not require enrolment with the bar.

· One - Three years of experience in a legal support or legal operations role.

· Comfortable working with MS Word, Adobe, Dropbox, and Monday.Com.

· Strong attention to detail, highly organized and ability to manage critical administrative tasks.

· Ability and willingness to work during US business hours and manage multiple follow-ups.

Preferred (Not Mandatory):

· Experience supporting US-based real estate teams or property management companies.

· Prior exposure to US-based legal teams.