Job Title: Paralegal
Job Responsibilities:
As a Title & Survey Paralegal within the Finance department at the law firm, your primary responsibilities will include:
- Organizing and reviewing due diligence documents, preparing due diligence checklists, and coordinating and tracking the receipt of due diligence documents.
- Preparing summaries of due diligence documents received in connection with the preparation of disclosure documents.
- Drafting, proofreading, and preparing routine and complex transaction documents.
- Assisting with researching federal, state, and local laws.
- Preparing closing checklists, closing certificates, and other closing documents.
- Coordinating the execution of closing documents and conducting closings.
- Preparing closing transcripts and filing UCCs and other required filings.
- Traveling to client and/or trial sites as needed.
Education and Experience Information:
The ideal candidate for this position should have:
- Significant experience with title & survey review, due diligence review, UCC searches/filings, and post-closing follow-up.
- Commercial real estate experience with a law firm, title company, commercial lender, or other related entity.
- Experience with Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac CME, and/or HUD-insured programs is a plus.
- A college degree is preferred.
Salary Information:
The salary range for this position is from $80,000 to $115,000, depending upon experience and location. Additionally, the law firm offers an excellent benefits package, including medical, fertility benefits, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short and long-term disability; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a firm contribution and match; and a generous paid time off program. Other benefits include health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, paid parental leave, firm-subsidized emergency child and elder care services, family and medical leave, an employee assistance program, and a pre-tax transportation program. Time worked in excess of 40 hours per week will be paid at time and one-half of the hourly rate.
Additional Information:
The position offers a hybrid work schedule, requiring three days a week in a law firm office at one of the following locations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, . The law firm emphasizes an innovative work environment, professional development, inclusion, and impactful contributions. Candidates should possess a growth mindset, strong communication skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and with a team. Intermediate-level skills with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems, and time-keeping software are necessary. The firm is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position and is an equal opportunity employer.
