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Veritas Partners · 1 week ago

Senior Paralegal (Team Leader - CRE)

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

Veritas Partners is seeking a Senior Paralegal to lead transaction management within the commercial real estate sector. The role involves overseeing transaction processing, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring compliance and accuracy in documentation.

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Responsibilities

This individual will manage the processing, coordination, and execution of transactions across multiple internal teams and external counterparties

Participate in structured training to learn commercial real estate lending fundamentals, REIT regulatory considerations, and securitization processes

Actively leverage training resources and internal subject-matter experts to grow into more advanced transaction responsibilities over time

Develop, refine, and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for transaction processing and closing workflows

Introduce scalable best practices that enable consistent execution across transaction types and volumes

Act as a liaison across departments, ensuring clear communication between deal teams, in house legal counsel, underwriters, servicing, and external partners (e.g., bank lines and their outside counsel and custodians, along with Trustee/Note Administrator for our securitization vehicles (CRE CLOs), outside counsel, title agents)

Oversee the collection, review, and organization of legal loan closing packages and any post close deliverables

Coordinate with internal legal, underwriting, credit, asset management, capital markets, and servicing teams to ensure documentation is complete, compliant, and audit-ready

Review transaction materials for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with internal standards prior to final approvals or closing

Manage and optimize transaction workflows, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholders are informed at every stage

Create and maintain detailed transaction checklists, status trackers, and operational dashboards to ensure transparency and accountability throughout the pipeline

Qualification

Commercial Real EstateSecuritizationTransaction ManagementCRE TransactionsBanking OperationsTeam LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

5-10 years of experience in real estate lending transaction management, CRE transactional paralegal work, commercial loan processing, deal operations, banking operations, structured finance execution support, or related fields