Real Estate Paralegal

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Disability plans (short/long-term)

401K

PTO and holidays

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness – Gym reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. in Newark, NJ seeks a CRE paralegal to support complex transactions from contract through closing. You will review title commitments, surveys, and environmental reports and draft memos and letters addressing title objections.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of NJ/NY CRE paralegal experience, a law firm background, and strong MS Office skills. This is a hybrid position with salary commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years NJ/NY commercial real estate paralegal experience in a law firm.
• Thorough understanding of NJ/NY title and survey, title insurance policies, forms and endorsements, including ALTA & CLTA endorsements for typical purchase and sale, and loan transactions.
• Extensive knowledge of real estate terminology and strong understanding of the commercial transactional and financing process.
• Extraordinary attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and complete a high volume of work in a timely manner.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Suite.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple real estate transactions simultaneously while delivering quality work.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Commercial real estate

Paralegal experience

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Multitasking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree / Paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

• 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 Requirements:

Specific Requirements:

• 7 – 10 years of NJ/NY commercial real estate paralegal experience in a law firm.
• Thorough understanding of NJ/NY title and survey, title insurance policies, forms and endorsements, (including ALTA & CLTA endorsements for typical purchase and sale, and loan transactions), NJ bulk sale applications.
• Extensive knowledge of real estate terminology and strong understanding of the commercial transactional and financing process.
• Extraordinary attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and complete a high volume of work in a timely manner.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Suite.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple real estate transactions simultaneously while consistently delivering quality work product to attorneys and clients.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal certificate

Salary and Benefits Package for Full-Time Roles:

• Life Insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability plans
• 401K
• 18 days of paid time off (PTO)/year, paid holidays, and floating holiday(s) (25 days of PTO/year after 5 years of service)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness – Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

The base annual salary range for this role is $85,000 to $115,000. This is a non-exempt position, that reports to the Administrative Manager. Base annual salary depends on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience and certifications. This is a hybrid position reporting to our Newark, New Jersey location.

Sills Cummis & Gross is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All employment decisions including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation and placement, will be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, religion, religious dress and/or grooming, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, U.S. military status, political affiliation, or any other class protected by state and/or federal law.