Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

The ONeil Search Group; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The ONeil Search Group is seeking a real estate paralegal for a top global law firm's New York office. Ideal candidates have 4-6 years of transactional experience, including financing, purchase and sale transactions, and leasing.

The paralegal will support attorneys through all stages of real estate transactions, with strong title and survey skills, coordination of closings, and document assembly. Experience with loan documents and zoning due diligence is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in real estate transactions.
• Ability to prioritize a high volume of work and manage responsibility.
• Strong attention to detail in title, survey, and zoning.
• Excellent communication and client relations skills.
• Experience coordinating closings and managing closing checklists.

Responsabilités

• Provide organizational and practice-specific support to attorneys throughout real estate transactions.
• Assist with pre- and post-closing duties and document assembly.
• Coordinate closings, room setup, signature pages, and related documentation.
• Review title, survey, and zoning reports and negotiate endorsements.
• Prepare closing and post-closing documents and manage related administrative tasks.

Connaissances

Experience

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Client relations

Title review

Survey review

Closing coordination

Description du poste

Top global law firm's Real Estate department is seeking a real estate paralegal for the firm’s New York office.

Ideal candidates will have 4-6 years of related transactional experience, including financing, purchase and sales transactions, and leasing.

The paralegal will provide organizational and practice-specific assistance to attorneys in all stages of real estate transactions from pre- to post-closing duties.

Candidates should have strong title and survey skills—including negotiating title coverage and endorsements and conducting zoning diligence—as well as experience coordinating closings, managing closing checklists, closing room set-up, signature pages, and document assembly.

Experience with loan documents, real property searches, and preparation of closing and post-closing documents is also required, along with familiarity with general corporate structure.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience.
• Ability to prioritize a lot of work and manage a fair amount of responsibility.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently.
• Exceptional communication and client relations skills.
• Well-versed in title and survey review, including negotiating directly with title companies to clear exceptions and obtain required endorsements.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing zoning reports and zoning due diligence.
• Well-versed in coordinating real estate closings, including closing checklists, closing room logistics, signature pages, and document assembly.
• Ability to move fluidly between substantive title, survey and zoning review and closing coordination/administrative work, as transaction volume and workload can vary significantly from deal to deal.