Paralegal - Commercial Real Estate

Responsibilities

• Preparing signature pages, supervising client signatures, and notarizing documents in preparation for closings.
• Preparing for and supporting pre-closings and closings.
• Preparing deeds, assignments, affidavits and tax forms.
• Conducting precedent research and analysis utilizing internal and external resources, as directed by supervising lawyers.
• Searching for and reviewing due diligence materials.
• Preparing RISMs and closing documents.
• Assisting with special projects supporting the firm’s practice development, knowledge management and business development initiatives.
• Forming corporate entities (i.e., limited liability companies, limited partnerships and corporations).
• Qualifying corporate entities to do business.
• Drafting corporate resolutions and UCCs.
• Interfacing with corporate service providers such as CSC and CT Corporation to obtain corporate proofs.
• Maintaining firm and client information in compliance with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of legal/paralegal environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills; detail-oriented.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and multitask when required.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.

Pay

The base salary range offered for this role is $61,000.

Benefits

The total compensation package may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits.