Real Estate Paralegal

Bressler⠀Amery &⠀Ross is⠀seeking a⠀real⠀estate⠀paralegal⠀to support⠀its busy⠀and⠀well-established⠀real⠀estate⠀department.⠀Candidates⠀must have⠀experience⠀in both⠀commercial⠀and⠀residential⠀real⠀estate⠀transactions.⠀The ideal⠀candidate⠀will have⠀knowledge⠀of NJ and⠀NY real⠀estate.⠀This⠀position⠀will be⠀expected⠀to work⠀independently⠀to manage⠀closings⠀and will⠀have a⠀high⠀volume of⠀direct⠀contact⠀with⠀attorneys,⠀lenders,⠀and title⠀companies.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare⠀closing⠀checklists⠀and update⠀as needed⠀throughout⠀the course⠀of the⠀transaction
• Review⠀closing⠀due⠀diligence⠀items,⠀including:⠀insurance⠀certificates,⠀UCCs,⠀corporate⠀documents,⠀leases,⠀contracts,⠀surveys,⠀title⠀policy⠀proformas,⠀etc.
• Review⠀title⠀commitments⠀and work⠀with the⠀title⠀company⠀and⠀attorneys⠀to clear⠀title⠀exceptions
• High⠀volume of⠀direct⠀communication⠀with⠀attorneys,⠀lenders⠀and title⠀companies⠀to ensure⠀any⠀closing⠀conditions⠀are⠀satisfied⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner
• Prepare⠀ancillary⠀loan⠀documents⠀and assist⠀with⠀closings
• Manage⠀post-closing⠀files
• Assist⠀with all⠀aspects of⠀commercial⠀and⠀residential⠀purchase⠀and sale⠀transactions⠀including:⠀review of⠀residential⠀contracts⠀of sale,⠀preparation⠀of draft⠀attorney⠀review⠀letters,⠀review of⠀inspection⠀reports⠀and⠀preparation⠀of⠀inspection⠀request⠀letters,⠀preparation⠀of deeds⠀and⠀related⠀conveyance⠀documents,⠀review of⠀settlement⠀statements⠀and⠀calculation⠀of closing⠀adjustments
• Assist⠀attorneys⠀in other⠀practice⠀areas with⠀title/land⠀searches⠀and⠀recordings⠀as needed

Requirements:

• Commercial⠀real⠀estate⠀experience⠀(minimum 2⠀years)
• Commercial⠀lending⠀experience⠀(minimum 2⠀years)
• Residential⠀real⠀estate⠀experience⠀(NJ and NY⠀preferred)⠀(minimum 2⠀years)
• Experience⠀with⠀general⠀corporate/transactional⠀legal work⠀is a plus

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills,⠀organizational⠀skills,⠀project⠀management⠀skills,⠀and⠀attention⠀to⠀details
• Must⠀have the⠀ability to⠀work⠀independently⠀with⠀minimal⠀supervision
• Familiarity⠀with⠀iManage⠀(or⠀similar⠀document⠀management⠀software),⠀Outlook,⠀and CSC⠀e-Recording⠀is⠀preferred