Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. · 1 month ago
Commercial Real Estate Paralegal
West Palm Beach, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expBecker & Poliakoff, P.A. is a multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates. They are seeking a Commercial Real Estate Paralegal to collect, analyze, organize, and maintain factual information and documents in accordance with legal practice and procedure.
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Responsibilities
Must Be Able To Handle a Moderate Volume Of Residential And/or Commercial Real Estate Closings (25-30) From Contract To Closing. Duties Include:
Order title, lien search, survey, estoppel letters, and zoning (if applicable)
Calculate and calendar critical dates and proactively request extensions
Prepare preliminary CD/Closing Statement and interacting with buyer’s lender
Phone and email interaction with buyer, seller, agents, and lenders to ensure all parties are kept up to date on the status of their files
Have competence in resolving title, lien, estoppel, and survey issues, and complete all processing duties so closing occurs timely
Prepare and coordinate closing including notifying all parties cash to close and seller proceeds, coordinate funding and disbursements, and obtain lender approvals
Understand how to balance a closing statement and incorporate lender funding “net” or “gross”
Knowledge of industry closing software is required, SoftPro is preferred but not required
Understand how to E-record and the order of recording
Understand how to issue title policies in a timely fashion
Draft and understand residential and commercial real estate documents including:
Purchase and sales contracts
Closing statements
Closing documents (including deed, bill of sale, affidavits, company resolutions, etc.)
Loan documents (including promissory note, mortgage, assignment of leases, closing statements)
Understand “Defined Terms” within a purchase and sales contract and prepare, calendar and monitor contract critical dates
Order and review title commitments, lien searches, zoning reports, surveys, environmental reports, etc
Review and abstract leases
General knowledge of state and county transactional real estate customs and laws
Understand different residential purchase / sale contracts such as FAR and FAR/BAR contracts
Knowledge of title insurance regulations and standards
Review B-I title conditions and B-II exceptions to title to satisfy conditions and to determine whether the B-II title exceptions encumber the property
Review third-party reports and convey pertinent information to attorney and client
Review surveys and point out encroachments or violations
Qualification
Required
A real estate law paralegal shall possess an undergraduate degree and a minimum of three years' experience working as a legal assistant or shall possess a high school diploma plus formal and extensive training as a paralegal
The candidate for this position shall have at least five (5) years' experience working in the real estate law section of a mid-size or large law firm
Must have ability to process a volume of various types of real estate purchase and sale files and loan files simultaneously
Strong organizational skills are a must
Must have the ability to keep up to date reports on each file indicating status of file and what is pending
Must have thorough knowledge of state and county customs and laws relating to real estate law, conveying property, title and surveying, condominium, and homeowner's association laws
Must have strong computer skills and have the ability to use Outlook calendar system, SoftPro or other industry-standard real estate software
Preferred
Knowledge of industry closing software is required, SoftPro is preferred but not required
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
From the moment we opened our doors, Becker has been fearlessly pushing the edge of what’s possible for our clients.
201-500 employees
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Growth StageLeadership Team
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Alan Becker
Founder
Marni Becker-Avin
Director of Professional Development and Client Service
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