Real Estate Paralegal

Responsibilities include

• Assisting with all aspects of commercial real estate financing and acquisition transactions.
• Reviewing and analyzing title documents, surveys, and zoning reports, and summarizing key findings for attorney review.
• Preparing title and survey objection letters, seller response letters, and due diligence review summaries.
• Coordinating directly with title companies, surveyors, and zoning companies to resolve related issues and negotiate title and UCC policy coverage.
• Drafting escrow instructions, conveyance documents, and ancillary loan documents, including documents related to loan pay-offs and UCC filings.
• Reviewing and preparing lease abstracts and maintaining related databases.
• Ordering and reviewing UCC, litigation, and bankruptcy searches and preparing summary reports.
• Supporting attorneys and senior paralegals with closing logistics, including managing checklists, assembling final documentation, preparing closing binders, and handling all aspects of the post-closing process.
• Collaborating with attorneys and senior paralegals across multiple offices to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient workflow on client matters.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experienced with AI tools such as Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT, CoCounsel, Gemini etc.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with a collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and problem-solve in connection with complex transactions.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience in commercial real estate transactions, preferably within an AmLaw 100 firm or comparable corporate legal environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat required; familiarity with document management and closing software is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• The annual compensation range for this position is $100 -130k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
• Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.
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