Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

The ONeil Search Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The ONeil Search Group is seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal for the firm's New York office. The role supports attorneys through all stages of real estate transactions, with a focus on title, survey, zoning diligence, and coordinating closings.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of transactional real estate experience, including financing, purchase/sales, and leasing, and demonstrate strong detail orientation and client relations skills. This is a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in real estate transactions (financing, purchases/sales, leasing).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage heavy workloads.
• Ability to prioritize, work in a team and independently.
• Exceptional communication and client relations skills.
• Experience with title and survey review, negotiating endorsements, and zoning diligence.

Responsibilities

• Provide organizational and practice-specific support to attorneys through all stages of real estate transactions, from pre- to post-closing duties.
• Coordinate closings, manage closing checklists, closing room setup, signature pages, and document assembly.
• Review title, survey, and zoning reports; liaise with title companies to clear exceptions and obtain endorsements.

Skills

Real estate financing

Title & survey review

Closing coordination

Zoning diligence

Document assembly

Client relations / communication

Job description

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.