Senior Transactional Paralegal (Los Angeles)

Nossaman LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Nossaman LLP in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Senior Transactional Paralegal to support corporate, real estate, and infrastructure transactions. You will manage due diligence, document preparation, and closing processes, coordinating with clients, counsel, and title/escrow professionals.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in transactional paralegal roles, CA paralegal qualifications, and a track record of high-quality client service. This is a hybrid role with a two-day-in-office expectation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Paralegal certificate required.
• Must satisfy applicable California paralegal qualification requirements.
• Minimum of 7 years of transactional paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm environment.
• Significant experience supporting corporate transactions, due diligence, entity formation and maintenance, corporate governance, transactional closings, and large-volume transaction document management.
• Experience supporting sophisticated real estate transactions strongly preferred; experience supporting infrastructure procurements, public-private partnerships, or other public agency transactions is a plus.
• Excellent project management, organizational, communication, proofreading, grammar, spelling, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to travel off-site on occasion and work a flexible schedule, including overtime, as required.

Responsibilities

• Support all phases of corporate, commercial, real estate, and infrastructure transactions, including due diligence, document preparation, execution, closing, and post-closing activities.
• Develop and maintain closing checklists, transaction schedules, signature packets, closing binders, final closing sets, and related transaction records.
• Coordinate transaction execution and closing logistics with clients, opposing counsel, title companies, and other third parties.
• Conduct due diligence reviews; organize data rooms and document repositories; prepare inventories, summaries, and reports for attorneys.
• Draft, revise, proofread, organize, and maintain transaction documents under attorney supervision.

Skills

Transactional paralegal

Corporate transactions

Due diligence

Entity formation

Regulatory filings

Project management

AI-enabled tools awareness

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

CA paralegal qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

PDF applications

Electronic signatures

Document management systems

Job description

Nossaman LLP is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Transactional Paralegal to support the Firm's transactional-focused practice groups, including Corporate, Real Estate, and Infrastructure. This role provides substantive support throughout all phases of sophisticated commercial transactions, corporate governance matters, real estate transactions, and public infrastructure procurements.

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of independently managing multiple complex matters while maintaining exceptional client service and attorney support. The successful candidate will work closely with attorneys, clients, government agencies, vendors, and other third parties to facilitate transactions from inception through closing and post-closing activities.

This position is based in the Firm's Los Angeles office and follows the Firm's hybrid work schedule, with a minimum requirement of two days per week in the office. The position reports to the Senior Practice Support Services Director.

The hourly range for the position of Senior Transactional Paralegal at Nossaman is approximately $61.54 to $69.24 per hour. The successful candidate's annual compensation for this position is reasonably expected to be set between $120,000 and $135,000 per year. However, actual compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Key Responsibilities

Transactional Support

• Support all phases of corporate, commercial, real estate, and infrastructure transactions, including due diligence, document preparation, execution, closing, and post-closing activities.
• Develop and maintain closing checklists, transaction schedules, signature packets, closing binders, final closing sets, and related transaction records.
• Coordinate transaction execution and closing logistics, including electronic signatures, delivery of closing documents, and communication with clients, opposing counsel, title companies, registered agents, filing services, escrow companies, government agencies, and other third parties.
• Conduct due diligence reviews; organize and maintain data rooms and document repositories; and prepare document inventories, summaries, and reports for attorneys.
• Draft, revise, proofread, organize, and maintain transaction documents, including agreements, resolutions, certificates, consents, schedules, exhibits, and closing documents under attorney supervision.

Corporate Governance and Entity Management

• Form, qualify, merge, convert, dissolve, and maintain corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, nonprofit entities, and other business organizations in multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare and maintain organizational, governance, ownership, and corporate records, including formation documents, bylaws, operating agreements, partnership agreements, resolutions, consents, certificates, minute books, annual reports, and organizational charts.
• Prepare and coordinate state and federal regulatory filings, foreign qualifications, amendments, statements of information, business registrations, licensing requirements, certificates of status and good standing, certified copies, EINs, and related governmental records.
• Assist with preparing, organizing, and other business and/or regulatory licensing matters, including liquor licenses, applications, renewals, amendments, and related regulatory submissions.
• Conduct UCC searches and prepare UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations, assignments, and terminations.
• Assist with securities and regulatory filings, including EDGAR filings and related compliance requirements, as applicable.
• Assist attorneys and clients with corporate maintenance, governance matters, and related entity management needs.
• Coordinate "Firm business" needs such as Nossaman business registrations, renewals, annual reporting, and other similar tasks.

Real Estate Transaction Support

• Assist with acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leases, easements, development projects, and other real estate transactions.
• Review, organize, and maintain title reports, title insurance policies, deeds, deeds of trust, surveys, easements, reconveyances, and related real property documents.
• Coordinate title, escrow, recording, due diligence, transaction checklists, and closing deliverables with attorneys, title companies, escrow officers, and recording agencies.

Infrastructure and Public Procurement Support

• Support attorneys involved in major public agency procurements and infrastructure projects.
• Assist with the preparation, organization, revision, issuance, and conforming of procurement documents, contract packages, exhibits, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain project schedules, tracking logs, responsibility matrices, work plans, procurement status reports, meeting notes, and related project documentation.
• Assist with bond issues and other financing transactions.

Project Management and Leadership

• Independently manage multiple concurrent matters, anticipate attorney and client needs, and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Serve as a resource for transactional procedures, entity management issues, state filings, and closing administration.
• Delegate tasks to paralegals, vendors, and other staff, as appropriate, and assist with training and mentoring junior paralegals and other support personnel.
• Develop and maintain templates, checklists, procedures, best practices, and workflow improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Evaluate, recommend, and help implement technology solutions, including approved AI-enabled tools, to improve entity management, contract management, document organization, closing books, electronic signatures, transaction management, and workflow efficiency, consistent with Firm policies.
• Collaborate and communicate with attorneys, clients, and Firm management regarding deadlines, project challenges, and matter status.
• Accurately and thoroughly record time and prepare detailed descriptions of work performed for client billing.
• Participate in Firm, department, and attorney team meetings.
• Accurately and thoroughly record time and prepare detailed descriptions of work performed for client billing.
• Maintain annual billable requirements.
• Complete special projects as needed.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, required.
• Paralegal certificate required.
• Must satisfy applicable California paralegal qualification requirements.
• Minimum of 7 years of transactional paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm environment.
• Significant experience supporting corporate transactions, due diligence, entity formation and maintenance, corporate governance, transactional closings, and large-volume transaction document management.
• Experience supporting sophisticated real estate transactions strongly preferred; experience supporting infrastructure procurements, public-private partnerships, or other public agency transactions is a plus.
• Strong understanding of entity management, corporate governance, transactional documentation, regulatory filing requirements, UCC searches and filings, and online filing systems, including EDGAR, preferred.
• Excellent project management, organizational, communication, proofreading, grammar, spelling, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with minimal supervision while exercising sound professional judgment and maintaining a strong client-service orientation.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, PDF applications, document management systems, electronic signature platforms, and collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled legal technology, automation tools, or workflow solutions, and apply such tools responsibly to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Ability to travel off-site on occasion and work a flexible schedule, including overtime, as required.

Nossaman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination. It is the Firm's policy to take all employment actions and make all employment decisions without regard to race (including traits associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), religious creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status or registered domestic partner status, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, veteran or military status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

Nossaman LLP is a Fair Chance employer and will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. Applicants will not be asked to provide information about criminal history until a conditional offer of employment is extended. Employees at Nossaman have access to highly sensitive, confidential, and valuable information of clients and others, and certain criminal history may pose a significant risk to the Firm's business operations and reputation.