Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

Friedman Williams; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Friedman Williams in New York, NY seeks a real estate transactional professional to review title commitments and surveys, summarize underlying exceptions, and coordinate multi-state closings.

The role involves reviewing leases, diligence reports, estoppels, and post-closing requirements, with responsibilities spanning document preparation and closing checklists.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing title commitments and surveys.
• Ability to summarize leases and diligence reports.
• Proven capability to order and review UCC and tax lien searches.

Responsibilities

• Review title commitments and surveys, summarize exceptions and identify issues.
• Review and summarize leases and diligence reports.
• Order and review UCC and tax lien search reports and other judgments.
• Prepare basic corporate formation documents for real estate entities.
• Prepare, maintain and track closing checklists and timelines.
• Review estoppel certificates and SNDAs.
• Coordinate documents for multi-state and multi-asset transactions.
• Follow up on post-closing items and organize recorded documents.

Skills

Title review

Lease review

Closing coordination

Legal research

Tools

UCC search reports

Tax lien search

Job description

1. Review of title commitments and surveys, summarize underlying exceptions, identify title and survey issues, and work with attorneys, title companies and surveyors to resolve, including preparation of a title memos and recommended endorsements and affirmative insurance

2. Review and summarize leases and diligence reports

3. Order and review UCC and tax lien search reports judgment/lien/bankruptcy searches, good standing certificates

4. Prepare basic corporate formation documents for real estate entities, including resolutions and consents for real estate transactions

5. Prepare, maintain and track closing checklists and timelines

7. Review estoppel certificates and SNDAs

8. Coordinate and organize documents for multi-state and multi-asset transactions

9. Follow up on and organization of post-closing items including recorded documents and post-closing requirements.