Job Title: Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

Location: Coral Gables FL 33134

Salary/Payrate: 110-130K

Work Environment: Hybrid

Term: Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes OR Paralegal Registration

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

Job Description:

Commercial Real Estate Paralegal with experience with both the commercial and residential transactions as it relates to HOAs and Developers for residential. The Real Estate Paralegal will perform a variety of duties such as prepare/update closing checklists, prepare/review closing documents and escrow instructions, coordinate closings and timely submit documents in a wide variety of real estate transactions, both routine and complex. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Order and review tract searches, ownership searches, judgment searches, judgment and tax lien searches, and UCC searches.
• Order and review title commitments, surveys and other underlying title documents, policies and endorsements thereto.
• Order duplicate tax bills and estimates of redemption; order entity documents such as Certificates of Good Standing, Articles of Formation and certified copies of recorded documents.
• Prepare/answer title objection letters. Negotiate with title companies and other parties regarding title clearance matters.
• Prepare and review/analyze mortgages, assignments of mortgage, and related financing documents.
• Prepare and analyze loan documents and related due diligence materials.
• Review zoning applications and related due diligence matters.
• Capture and record billable time in compliance with firm policies and client guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a college degree and/or Paralegal certificate, with work experience as a real estate paralegal.
• Three to five years of experience as a commercial/transactional real estate paralegal in a law firm environment, performing the noted job duties.
• Must have the ability to read and understand legal descriptions, title reports, leases, loan documents, purchase agreements and other contracts. Familiarity with title company forms, escrow instructions, preliminary title searches, easement descriptions, liens and recorded judgments, policies of title insurance and endorsements, trust deeds and grant deeds.
• Must be familiar with balancing escrow disbursements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to interact with staff, attorneys, opposing counsel, lenders, title companies, government agencies, and clients on a daily basis. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required to handle large volumes of work associated with each case and transaction. Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.