Senior Real Estate Legal Assistant — High-Volume Closings

Capstone Search Partners; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone Search Partners in Columbia, South Carolina is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant to support a busy Commercial Real Estate practice. You will assist Shareholders and attorneys with transactional workflows, document revisions, closing binders, and client communications.

The role emphasizes expert Word formatting and redlining, PDF-to-Word conversion, and precise billing oversight. You will manage deadlines, notices, and filings, coordinate with clients, counties, and government filings,

Qualifications

• 3+ years as legal assistant or legal secretary.
• Experience in real estate, government relations, or related fields preferred.
• Proficient with Word, redlining, and document formatting.
• Familiar with closing binder software and secure file portals.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, redline complex transactional documents and filings.
• Prepare closing binders and distribute to clients and counties.
• Draft notices of public hearings and coordinate publications.
• Manage client file portals (ShareFile) and renewal tasks.
• Handle prebills, time entries, and monthly expense reconciling.
• Support multiple attorneys and maintain calendars and deadlines.
• Serve as a point of contact for client inquiries and billing.

Skills

Word processing & redlining

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Tools

SimplyAgree

ShareFile

Microsoft Word

PDF to Word conversion

Excel

Job description

Capstone Search Partners in Columbia, South Carolina is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant to support a busy Commercial Real Estate practice. You will assist Shareholders and attorneys with transactional workflows, document revisions, closing binders, and client communications.

The role emphasizes expert Word formatting and redlining, PDF-to-Word conversion, and precise billing oversight. You will manage deadlines, notices, and filings, coordinate with clients, counties, and government filings,