Real Estate Paralegal

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