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Benesch Law · 18 hours ago

Real Estate Paralegal

New York,NY,US

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $155K/yr

7+ years exp

Benesch Law is a leading firm recognized for its commitment to providing exceptional legal services and fostering a positive work environment. They are seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal to support their real estate practice group in various aspects of real estate transactions, including due diligence and document preparation.

Law Practice

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and revise purchase agreements, various real estate and loan closing documents, title/survey objections, contracts, contract addendums, deeds, easement agreements, use restriction agreements, and other related and ancillary transactional documentation

Perform due diligence including title and survey reviews for financings; acquisitions and/or dispositions/sales; orders and reviews other third-party reports; zoning reports; UCC/bankruptcy searches and underlying title documents and entity documents

Research real estate laws, regulations, and case law as needed

Assist and work with outside attorneys, lenders, title companies, escrow agents, and surveyors to facilitate, resolve, and finalize various matters, related to financing, leasing, and acquisitions and/or dispositions/sales transactions

Prepare closing checklists, critical dates list, closing documents, various affidavits, certificates and resolutions and coordinate and control the closing process for various real estate transactions

Prepare and organize all closing documents and closing binders

Assist with recordation and/or filing of various legal documentation for financing and real estate transactions, corporate matters, and other matters as needed; obtain recorded documentation from various governmental offices (i.e., Secretaries' of States and county recorders)

Organizes and maintains case files using a variety of automated procedures

Acts as the liaison between case team attorneys and support staff as needed to ensure that case-specific paralegal services meet the team's expectations

Meet billable goals as established by practice management

May require overtime as needed

Performs additional office support duties as assigned/requested

Qualification

Paralegal certificationReal estate transactional experienceTitleSurvey experienceMS Office SuiteCustomer service attitudeTime managementOrganizational skillsAttention to detail

Required

Experience with titles, surveys, deeds and ancillary transactional documents

Experience MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Solid time management and organizational skills

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Self-motivated and pro-active

Excellent customer service attitude

Available for overtime work and travel as needed

Preferred

Valid Paralegal certification

7+ years of real estate transactional experience in an AmLaw 150 firm or specialist real estate practice area

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Company

Benesch Law

Benesch is an Am Law 200 business law firm and limited liability partnership with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, San Francisco and Wilmington.

Founded in 1938

Cleveland, Ohio, US

501-1000 employees

http://www.beneschlaw.com

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