Paralegal, Commercial Real Estate

About the role

The Paralegal will join Kilpatrick’s Real Estate Finance team in their Atlanta, Chicago, or Dallas office. This position provides semi-autonomous, complex support to attorneys on industry-leading commercial real estate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Draft loan documents and ancillary documents, including: ancillary deal documents for assumptions, transfers, lien releases, 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
• Prepare critical date lists and manage transaction calendars
• Review and prepare various 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
• Provide 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.

Pay

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.

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule combining in-office work days as well as remote work days.

Benefits

This position offers 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.