Real Estate Paralegal

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The successful candidate will have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines; attention to detail; strong organizational skills; and impressive communication skills.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Managing deadlines for real estate transactions.
• Communications with buyers/borrowers, sellers, lenders and brokers involved in commercial and residential real estate transactions.
• Preparing closing documents for commercial and residential real estate purchase/sale transactions
• Preparing loan documents for commercial real estate loan transactions.
• Preparing leases for various commercial real estate matters - including ground leases, build to suit leases, office leases and retail shopping center leases.
• Coordinating closings for real estate transactions.
• Reviewing title commitments and issuing title insurance policies for commercial and residential real estate transactions.
• Performing a variety of administrative functions such as preparing engagement letters, entering attorney time and preparing invoices.
• Filing and retrieving documents from the public records.

Qualifications:

• Five years’ legal secretary or paralegal experience in real estate practice areas - including experience reviewing and issuing title policies in Florida.
• Experience in closing commercial real estate transactions is preferable, but not required.
• Candidates must be extremely detail-oriented and possess excellent organizational and prioritization skills, strong communication, writing and proofreading skills, a good work ethic, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter and willingness to work flexible hours.
• Ability to ask pertinent questions, follow directions, and respond to feedback.
• The ideal candidate has the ability to be resourceful in addressing issues and requests with limited direction, and can proactively and proficiently carry out recurring work and special projects independently.
• High level Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel skills.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function Legal
• Industries Law Practice

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