Real Estate Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Site Control & Transactional Support
• Analyze deeds, tax cards, and related documents to determine ownership, property descriptions, and signatory authority in support of land acquisition.
• Aid in drafting, revising, and organizing real estate documents, including wind leases.
• Aid in negotiating real estate documents to include non-standard provisions.
• Real Estate & Title
• Review, analyze, and summarize title commitments and recorded instruments to prepare title insurance policies for renewable energy project sales.
• Coordinate title curative work, including drafting corrective instruments and aligning stakeholders.
• Document Management & Organization
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to build processes and implement them.
• Maintain organized repositories of agreements, title documents, LLC governance materials, litigation filings, and project correspondence.
• Implement document control best practices to support large-scale portfolios and negotiations.
• Project Development Support
• Support diligence for project acquisitions, divestitures, and financings, including organizing virtual data rooms, coordinating third party deliverables, and maintaining real estate exhibits, diligence logs, contract schedules, and closing checklists.
• Aid in local permitting filings, utility and interconnection deliverables, and survey requests.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, permitting, engineering, procurement, interconnection, finance, business development, and external stakeholders.
• Corporate Legal Support
• Support with a wide range of governance and compliance tasks, including assisting with the maintenance of corporate governance documents.
• Draft and organize NDAs, vendor agreements, service contracts, and corporate forms.
• Support counsel with entity formations, foreign qualifications, and renewals.
• Support counsel in corporate transactions, joint ventures, and M&A activities.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience as a real estate paralegal, in commercial transactions or development-heavy industries.
• Paralegal certificate, such as those recognized by the NFPA, NALA, ABA, or colleges.
• Demonstrated proficiency in reviewing titles and surveys, analyzing land records, and conducting comprehensive property-related due diligence.
• Experience drafting and redlining real estate documents.
• Meticulous attention to detail and solid project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with document management systems.

Preferred

• Experience with renewable energy, infrastructure, or utility scale real estate development.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated flexibility and interest in assisting with legal work outside of real estate, in alignment with the broader needs of the team.
• Knowledge of multistate real estate practices and recording requirements.
• Experience supporting project finance or M&A transactions.
• Notary commission (or ability to obtain).

Competencies

• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft applications.
• Capable of both collaborative teamwork and solo task management, organized with a strong focus on details, and inclined to take initiative.
• Ability to communicate well both orally and in writing.

What We Offer

• Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry.
• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision.
• Generous Paid Time Off policies.
• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match).
• Tuition assistance.

DEIB Statement

We recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, “Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry.”