Senior Paralegal - Banking and Financial Services

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and finalize mortgage assignments, UCC assignments and terminations, satisfactions of mortgage, releases, and related closing documents.
• Review collateral files, mortgage schedules, title reports, and other transaction documents to facilitate loan payoffs and principal paydowns.
• Prepare release documentation for individual properties from multi-property mortgage loan facilities, including splitter documentation when required.
• Prepare releases for loans secured by cooperative units.
• Cook with lenders, borrowers, borrower and assignee counsel, title companies, escrow agents, and internal attorneys to ensure timely completion of payoff and paydown transactions.
• Track transaction status and follow up on outstanding items to ensure all closing requirements and conditions have been satisfied.
• Maintain accurate transaction files and assist with other commercial real estate finance matters as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-7 years of commercial real estate finance paralegal experience, with significant experience representing institutional lenders.
• Demonstrated experience handling commercial mortgage loan payoffs, principal paydowns, assignments, satisfactions, and related documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and legal document management systems.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $80,000 – $110,000. Actual salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience.

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
• A collaborative, professional corporate culture dedicated to client service and career development.
• The opportunity to work alongside industry-leading attorneys on sophisticated regional and national financial transactions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cullen and Dykman LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.