Real Estate Paralegal

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Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a Real Estate Paralegal in our New York office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.

Position Summary:

Are you a seasoned real estate paralegal looking for a fast-paced challenging position? Do you thrive on working on multiple closings and heavy transactional matters? Are you looking to be an integral part of a real estate team and work hand-in-hand with attorneys at all levels? Then our Real Estate Paralegal position might be your next career move. This role is for the experienced real estate paralegal who is excited about large scale/complex commercial financing and transactional matters from start to finish.

The Real Estate Paralegal is responsible for providing support and assistance to the real estate practice group in all aspects of real estate due diligence, financings, acquisitions, syndications and dispositions. The Real Estate Paralegal must be an analytical and independent thinker, detail-oriented and possess superior organizational skills. In performing the duties of this position, the Real Estate Paralegal will exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance and completion of all assigned projects.

Essential Functions:

• Draft, review, and revise purchase agreements, various real estate and loan closing documents, title/survey objections, contracts, contract addendums, deeds, easement agreements, use restriction agreements, and other related and ancillary transactional documentation.
• Perform due diligence including title and survey reviews for financings; acquisitions and/or dispositions/sales; orders and reviews other third-party reports; zoning reports; UCC/bankruptcy searches and underlying title documents and entity documents.
• Research real estate laws, regulations, and case law as needed.
• Assist and work with outside attorneys, lenders, title companies, escrow agents, and surveyors to facilitate, resolve, and finalize various matters, related to financing, leasing, and acquisitions and/or dispositions/sales transactions.
• Prepare closing checklists, critical dates list, closing documents, various affidavits, certificates and resolutions and coordinate and control the closing process for various real estate transactions.
• Prepare and organize all closing documents and closing binders.
• Assist with recordation and/or filing of various legal documentation for financing and real estate transactions, corporate matters, and other matters as needed; obtain recorded documentation from various governmental offices (i.e., Secretaries' of States and county recorders).
• Organizes and maintains case files using a variety of automated procedures.
• Acts as the liaison between case team attorneys and support staff as needed to ensure that case-specific paralegal services meet the team's expectations.
• Meet billable goals as established by practice management.

Additional Responsibilities:

• May require overtime as needed.
• Performs additional office support duties as assigned/requested.

Confidentiality:

Due to the nature of your employment, various documents and information, which are of confidential in nature, will come into your possession. Such documents and information must be kept confidential at all times.

Qualifications:

Paralegals should preferably hold a valid Paralegal certification, in addition to 7+ years of real estate transactional experience in an AmLaw 150 firm or specialist real estate practice area. Experience with titles, surveys, deeds and ancillary transactional documents is required. Experience MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required. Must have solid time management and organizational skills; high level of accuracy and attention to detail; self-motivated and pro-active; and have excellent customer service attitude. Must be available for overtime work and travel as needed.

The salary range for this position is $100K to $155K.

Please note that quoted salary ranges are based on Benesch's good faith belief at the time of the job posting and are not a guarantee of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that Benesch provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work. Full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benesch is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require special assistance or an accommodation during the process due to a disability should contact the Benesch Human Resources Department by phone at 216-363-4578 or email at cwatson@beneschlaw.com.

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