Real Estate & Corporate Transactions Paralegal – M&A Focus

Sunrise Senior Living Mgmt; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 89,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement Savings Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Bonus programs

Tuition Reimbursement

myFlexPay

Disability plans

Job summary

Sunrise Senior Living is seeking a Real Estate and Corporate Transactions Paralegal to support complex real estate, corporate transactions, M&A, development, financing, and transactional matters from initiation through closing.

The role coordinates projects, manages deadlines, supports due diligence, prepares legal documents, and facilitates collaboration among attorneys, internal stakeholders, counterparties, and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience supporting real estate, corporate transactions, M&A, or legal project management.
• Working knowledge of real estate transactions, due diligence, contracts, corporate governance, and legal documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, project management, communication, and research skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management platforms such as Asana, Smartsheet, or Monday.com.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transaction project plans, timelines, deliverables, and closing requirements across multiple concurrent matters.
• Support M&A, real estate development, financing, and corporate transactions, including due diligence and transaction management.
• Draft, review, and organize purchase agreements, due diligence checklists, closing documents, corporate resolutions, and closing binders.
• Conduct and coordinate due diligence, reviewing contracts, leases, corporate records, and other transaction documents.
• Support real estate closings, including title review, escrow coordination, closing documentation, and post-closing matters.
• Maintain transaction files, databases, compliance records, key dates, and contractual obligations.
• Communicate with attorneys, clients, counterparties, lenders, vendors, and other third parties to facilitate transactions.
• Conduct legal and transactional research and provide administrative and project management support to the Legal team.

Skills

Real estate

M&A experience

Project management

Communication skills

Research skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asana

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Job description

Sunrise Senior Living is seeking a Real Estate and Corporate Transactions Paralegal to support complex real estate, corporate transactions, M&A, development, financing, and transactional matters from initiation through closing.

The role coordinates projects, manages deadlines, supports due diligence, prepares legal documents, and facilitates collaboration among attorneys, internal stakeholders, counterparties, and external partners.