Real Estate Paralegal

Position Responsibilities

• Aid in real estate transactions from start to finish.
• Handle tasks such as drafting correspondence, preparing documents, and managing due diligence.
• Coordinate escrow activities and review title and survey documents.
• Manage lease agreements, service contracts, and management contracts.
• Search county land records and tax assessment databases.
• Create closing checklists and review closing documents.
• Work with service companies to obtain client organizational documents.
• Draft lease amendments and summaries.
• Assist with pro bono matters as assigned.

Skills & Experience

• A bachelor's degree.
• 1-3 years of commercial real estate paralegal experience.
• Willingness and flexibility to work overtime, occasionally on short notice.

Competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and all levels of personnel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Initiative, diplomacy, and tact when under pressure.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, advanced knowledge of Excel preferred.

Pay & Benefits

EEO. Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. The expected hourly pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $35.00 - $50.00 ($72,800.00 - $104,000.00 annually). Final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.