Paralegal, Commercial Real Estate

About the role

The Paralegal will join Kilpatrick’s Real Estate Finance team, providing support to attorneys on complex commercial real estate transactions. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience and a strong understanding of legal terminology and processes.

Responsibilities

• Draft loan documents and ancillary documents, including assumption, transfer, lien release, certificates, resolutions, schedules, legal opinions, closing checklists
• Review closing documents, including deeds, memoranda of leases, easements, promissory notes, deeds of trust, security agreements, UCC financing statements, subordination and intercreditor agreements, assignments, loan agreements, estoppels certificates, SNDA's, resolutions, incumbency certificates, certificates of trust and opinion letter drafts
• Coordinate and manage data rooms, due diligence materials, signature packets, executed documents, and closing sets
• Draft closing instruction letters and coordinate closings related to loans secured by real estate and other collateral
• Review settlement statements for real estate transactions
• Assist with filing and recording of closing documents and prepare closing binders
• Review title insurance commitments, restrictive covenants, easements, title policies, title endorsements and surveys; prepare detailed title and survey summaries and comments to proforma lenders policies of title insurance
• Order and review due diligence documents and entity formation and registration documentation
• Create critical date lists and manage transaction calendars
• Prepare corporate documents, including LLC and LP agreements, bylaws, stock certificates and transfers, subscription agreements, resolutions, secretary's certificates, S election applications and tax identification number applications and articles of formation and dissolution
• Provide quality control and deadline management
• Offer back-up support to team, department and floor for coverage and project assistance as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred but not required
• Minimum of 5 years' experience
• Extensive knowledge of computer systems and programs including Microsoft Office Suite
• Extensive knowledge of legal terminology, processes and definitions
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Service orientation and teamwork skills
• Excellent organizational, time management skills; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail; excellent editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to identify problems and propose creative solutions

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pooling/servicing agreements, grantor trust agreements and securitized loan documents a plus

Skills

• Knowledge of computer systems and programs including Microsoft Office Suite
• Extensive knowledge of legal terminology, processes and definitions
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Service orientation and teamwork skills
• Excellent organizational, time management skills; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail; excellent editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to identify problems and propose creative solutions

Benefits

This is a full-time, regular position with a multi-faceted health benefit package including medical, dental, and vision. The firm also offers life insurance, short-term disability plans and retirement plans in addition to holidays and paid time off. The firm offers hybrid work schedules combining in office work days as well as remote workdays. The pay range for this position in Atlanta and Chicago only is $44.67 to $67.03 per hour. The range for this position in New York and San Francisco only is $53.69 to $80.56 per hour.

Pay and Schedule

• Pay range: $44.67 to $67.03 per hour in Atlanta and Chicago; $53.69 to $80.56 per hour in New York and San Francisco
• Schedule: Hybrid work schedule combining in-office work days and remote work days

Benefits

• Multi-faceted health benefit package including medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability plans
• Retirement plans
• Holidays and paid time off

Selected Applicants

Selected applicants will be contacted.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about our firm, please visit our website at www.ktslaw.com.