Commercial Real Estate Paralegal — Closings & Title Work

The Oneil Search Group; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oneil Search Group in Newark, NJ seeks a detail‑oriented real estate professional to manage and coordinate commercial transactions from contract to closing, review title commitments, surveys, zoning and environmental reports.

You will draft and review purchase agreements, leases, loan documents, closing checklists, and title/survey summaries; coordinate closings with attorneys, lenders and escrow officers, and keep clients informed of deadlines while maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate commercial real estate transactions from contract to closing.
• Review commercial title commitments, surveys, zoning reports and environmental reports.
• Prepare title and survey memos, write title objection letters and respond to title objections.
• Prepare and review real estate documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases,
• loan documents, closing checklists, and title and survey review summaries with critical
• date timelines.
• Work closely with title companies, surveyors and third parties to resolve and clear title objections and obtain the final title policies and endorsements.
• Draft and/or review transactional real estate and loan documents, including deeds, transfer tax forms, affidavits of title, UCC-1 financing statements, collateral descriptions and escrow letters.
• Coordinate closing directly with attorneys, clients, lenders, and escrow/title officers.
• Keep attorneys and clients apprised of upcoming deadlines and critical dates.
• Maintain client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential and handling work matters with professionalism.

Job description

The Oneil Search Group in Newark, NJ seeks a detail‑oriented real estate professional to manage and coordinate commercial transactions from contract to closing, review title commitments, surveys, zoning and environmental reports.

You will draft and review purchase agreements, leases, loan documents, closing checklists, and title/survey summaries; coordinate closings with attorneys, lenders and escrow officers, and keep clients informed of deadlines while maintaining confidentiality.