Real Estate Paralegal - Dispositions, Sales

About the role

Realty Income is seeking a Real Estate Paralegal to join their legal team. The ideal candidate will provide timely and quality legal support for negotiated property sales, auction sales, and other disposition activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate property dispositions, including interface and correspondence with RIC team members, outside counsel, title company personnel, broker, and buyer principals and counsel;
• Prepare transaction and closing documents and related agreements;
• Manage transaction calendaring and internal database tracking and management in Disposition Central;
• Document filing and retention in SharePoint and Shared Drive;
• Review, analyze and solve property and title issues;
• Aid in post-close turnover of property to buyer;
• Various research, analyses, and document preparation and processing (e.g., tax parcel questions, REA’s, title documents, leases or prior leases, easements, restrictions and covenants) as applicable to property dispositions;
• Manage identifying and clearing undesirable exceptions from title, including research of issues and outreach to title company, document counterparties and third parties;
• Aid with buyer due diligence activities and property access, including significant interface with property management teams;
• Maintain active files and follow up on matters; keep internal transactional databases up to date;
• Serve as internal liaison with outside counsel for all sale-related matters;
• Interface with supervising attorney on legal issues, document preparation, and sale closing;
• Perform and obtain numerous internal checks on property condition, sale issues, rent payment, property tax issues, and 1031 exchange issues;
• Compile information for the closing settlement statement, manage the preparation of that statement, and review and revise for closing;
• Manage sale closings and post-closing file compilation and review;
• Serve as notary public pursuant to regulations for appointment of state of residence.

Requirements

• Advanced technical and legal research skills;
• Strong proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and Copilot;
• Highly organized, reliable, and able to manage shifting priorities while delivering accurate, timely work;
• Strong analytical thinking and legal drafting capabilities across basic to advanced documents;
• Effective communicator and collaborative professional, able to work independently, lead support staff, and operate with minimal supervision while taking initiative;
• Approximately 6+ years of relevant and on-point legal experience;
• A paralegal certificate from an ABA approved school (or otherwise meet the requirements of AB1761 or state equivalent).

Qualifications

• Competitive Salary including potential for bonus and stock awards;
• Best-in-class Benefit Package;
• Collaborative, team-oriented environment;
• Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development;
• This hybrid position is based in our San Diego (Del Mar Heights) headquarters. Monday through Thursday are in-office for collaboration, with the opportunity to work remote on Friday.

Benefits

• An annual pay rate and total compensation package is generally determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge, education, skills, performance, and abilities, as well as internal equity, company performance, and alignment with market data.
• We offer a best-in-class benefits package that includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Our 401(k)-retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation.

Pay

The hourly pay range for this role is $33.71 - $40.77 - $49.34. Offers near the high end are uncommon but may be considered for candidates with exceptional experience and skills and are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Schedule

This hybrid position is based in our San Diego (Del Mar Heights) headquarters. Monday through Thursday are in-office for collaboration, with the opportunity to work remote on Friday.