Real Estate Paralegal — Complex Transactions (Hybrid NYC)

Sheppard; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton, a global Am Law 50 firm, has an immediate opening for a Real Estate Paralegal in our New York office. The Real Estate Paralegal provides essential support to attorneys in the Firm’s Real Estate practice group on complex, high-value commercial real estate transactions.

The position handles end-to-end transactional support, including due diligence coordination, title and survey review, lease and loan document review, UCC filings, and full-cycle closing

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of commercial real estate paralegal experience, including significant title and survey expertise.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, evenings, and weekends as business needs require.
• Strong working knowledge of real estate documents, legal procedures, and municipal/governmental processes and requirements.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, prioritize effectively, and maintain accuracy under pressure.
• Ability to handle multiple matters with shifting priorities, work independently, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional spelling, grammar, punctuation, and precise proofreading ability.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word and Outlook, and comfort working in database/document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Communicates regularly with the team. Double checks work product before presenting attorneys for review and again before sending or filing.
• Conduct fact investigation and development, analysis and strategy, and document and file management.
• Billing requirement of 1600 hours per year.
• Must be available and able to work during core business hours.
• Ability to work overtime, evenings, and weekends, as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization / detail-oriented

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

ABA-approved paralegal certification preferred

Tools

Windows 11

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Zoom

Teams

Relativity TextMap

CaseMap

PageVault

Job description

Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton, a global Am Law 50 firm, has an immediate opening for a Real Estate Paralegal in our New York office. The Real Estate Paralegal provides essential support to attorneys in the Firm’s Real Estate practice group on complex, high-value commercial real estate transactions.

The position handles end-to-end transactional support, including due diligence coordination, title and survey review, lease and loan document review, UCC filings, and full-cycle closing