Job Description
Job Description
Real Estate Paralegal (Commercial)-
Conducting and coordinating comprehensive due diligence—reviewing title commitments, surveys, zoning reports and underlying documents to spot issues before they become obstacles
Drafting, revising and assembling real estate conveyance and financing documents
Driving the closing process for acquisitions, dispositions and debt and equity financings—managing signature packages, tracking deliverables against checklists, satisfying recording requirements and preparing meticulously indexed closing books
Preparing, filing, and tracking UCC financing statements; ordering and analyzing lien, litigation and similar searches; and ensuring clean title on every matter
Tackling special projects that require legal research, insightful reporting and creative problem-solving
Serving as a trusted liaison between lawyers, clients, title companies, surveyors, opposing counsel and governmental agencies to keep every deal on course and on schedule
Bachelor’s degree (or associate’s degree plus a paralegal certificate)
Five to seven years of commercial real estate experience in a law-firm, in-house legal department or title company
Mastery of title and survey review
Exposure to large, complex transactions strongly preferred
Superior organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail
Discretion with sensitive information
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, PDF creation tools, document management systems and timekeeping software
Real Estate Paralegal • Chicago, IL, United States