Junior Real Estate Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Working on deal closings relating to the mortgage financing, mezzanine financing, acquisition and sale of national commercial real estate projects.
• Maintaining closing checklists, preparing UCC financing statements, escrow instruction letters, loan assignment and termination documents and other ancillary documents.
• Preparing signature page packets, inventory signature pages and assembling final documentation for closing.
• Cooking UCC, tax lien, judgment, litigation, and bankruptcy searches and preparing summaries of results.
• Attending to post-closing matters including the distribution of original documents, preparation of closing binders and follow-up of recorded documents, title policies and other post-closing items.
• Forming corporate entities and preparing operating documentation, consents and certificates.
• Applying for employee identification numbers.
• Preparing transfer forms on ACRIS.
• Cooking with external vendors.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously.
• Superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with members across multiple offices.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and substantive paralegal experience.

Education & Certifications

• Must meet any applicable state requirements governing the performance of paralegal duties, including any required certifications or qualifications.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe.
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar) or legal technology platforms strongly preferred.

Benefits

• The annual compensation range for this position is $62 - 70k.
• 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.