Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested
in the following Paralegal Specialist – Real Estate position with
one of our AM Law 20 clients in Washington DC 20004. This is a
full-time, direct-hire position with a salary up to $150K/year
plus excellent benefits. Salary will be dependent upon
experience. If you are not interested in this position, please
pass onto colleagues/associates as we do offer referral fees
should they be hired.
Job Title: Paralegal Specialist – Real Estate
Location: Washington DC 20004
Salary: up to $150K/year (non-exempt) – salary will depend on
experience
Work Environment: Hybrid (onsite Tuesday thru Thursday, remote
Monday and Friday)
Billable Hours: 1600
Term: Full-time
3rd Party C2C/Transfer: No
Referral Fee: $500 – Refer qualified colleague, friends, or
family.
Notes from client:
· Commercial Real Estate experience in a big firm is
required
· Extensive Title and Survey experience required
Please reply with an updated resume in Microsoft Word format
Job Description:
Paralegals are a critical part of the firm’s client service
teams, working side by side with lawyers, co-counsel and clients
on an array of substantive client matters. The majority of the
firm’s paralegals are career professionals. They work
independently and on teams, locally, nationally and globally.
The paralegal team itself includes Case Assistants, Paralegals,
Senior Paralegals and Paralegal Specialists. The firm offers
ample opportunities for advancement and career development
through formal and informal training and mentoring, and provide
many opportunities to give back to our communities through pro
bono work.
Job Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for ordering, reviewing, and analyzing
title commitments, documents, surveys, zoning reports and local
and municipal compliance letters. This will include careful and
thorough analysis of complex real estate documents and drafting
summaries of documents such as CC&Rs, REAs, development
agreements and similar documents. You will assist in drafting
real estate documents, preparing closing documents, conducting
due diligence reviews and coordinating closings as required for
commercial real estate transactions. You will develop, monitor,
and update closing and other checklists for real estate
transactions.
You will also form LLCs, partnerships, and corporations, and
draft organizational documents, authority certificates and
resolutions.
Minimum Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate
· 10 years’ experience supporting a Commercial Real Estate
practice group in a law firm environment
· Extensive title and survey experience
· Commercial Real Estate experience
· Experience forming entities and drafting basic entity
organizational documents
· Strong oral and written communication
· Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
· Strong organizational and matter management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
· Large firm experience
· Experience with complex legal documents and multi-party
closings is a plus
· Experience with land use concepts and/or manufactured
housing projects is a plus
· Experience with creating organizational charts in
Microsoft PowerPoint is a plus
