Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

AppleOne Employment Services; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Paralegal for a direct hire in Tampa, FL. You will support complex real estate transactions, title and survey matters, due diligence reviews, closings, and financing documentation in a law firm setting.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work independently with attorneys, clients, and title companies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of commercial real estate transactional and financing paralegal experience in a law firm setting.
• Experience with title insurance matters, including title and survey review, title commitments, title policies, and resolving title issues.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial real estate transactional and financing matters from due diligence through closing.
• Review title commitments, surveys, due diligence materials, and related real estate documents to identify and help resolve issues.
• Prepare and coordinate closing documents, closing binders, closing instruction letters, UCC financing statements, deeds, mortgages, and related transactional documents.
• Work with title companies, clients, attorneys, and other parties regarding title commitments, title policies, recordings, and closing requirements.
• Conduct official records searches, electronic recordings, and related public records research.
• Assist with formation and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities.

Skills

Commercial real estate

Title & survey review

Due diligence

Closing coordination

Client communication

Law firm environment

Microsoft Word

Electronic records management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Filesite

Job description

A respected legal services organization is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Paralegal for a direct hire opportunity in Tampa, FL. This role is ideal for a detail‑oriented legal professional with strong commercial real estate transactional and financing experience in a law firm environment.

The Commercial Real Estate Paralegal will support complex real estate transactions, title and survey matters, due diligence reviews, closings, entity formation, and real estate financing documentation. This opportunity offers the chance to work with sophisticated legal matters in a professional, collaborative environment where organization, accuracy, communication, and proactive client service are highly valued.

Candidates who thrive in a supportive legal team setting, enjoy managing detailed transactional work, and are comfortable working independently with attorneys, clients, title companies, and outside parties will be well positioned for success.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial real estate transactional and financing matters from due diligence through closing.
• Review title commitments, surveys, due diligence materials, and related real estate documents to identify and help resolve issues.
• Prepare and coordinate closing documents, closing binders, closing instruction letters, UCC financing statements, deeds, mortgages, and related transactional documents.
• Work with title companies, clients, attorneys, and other parties regarding title commitments, title policies, recordings, and closing requirements.
• Conduct official records searches, electronic recordings, and related public records research.
• Assist with formation and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary ranges from $90,000 to $120,000 depending on experience.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Location: Tampa, FL.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support commercial real estate transactional and financing matters in a law firm setting.
• Handle title, survey, due diligence, closing, and real estate financing documentation.
• Coordinate commercial closings and prepare closing-related documents and binders.
• Communicate with clients, attorneys, title companies, and outside parties throughout the transaction process.
• Minimum of 5 years of commercial real estate transactional and financing paralegal experience in a law firm setting.
• Experience with title insurance matters, including title and survey review, title commitments, title policies, and resolving title issues.
• Experience conducting due diligence reviews of real estate and financing documents.
• Proficiency preparing deeds, mortgages, financing statements, UCC filings, closing instruction letters, and other real estate transactional documents.
• Experience with electronic recording and official records searches.
• Experience assisting with formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using electronic document management systems.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently and interact professionally with clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Filesite or a similar legal document management system.
• Prior experience supporting sophisticated commercial real estate finance transactions.
• Strong ability to anticipate transaction needs, manage deadlines, and proactively support attorneys and clients.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.