Commercial Real Estate Paralegal – Title & Survey

Job Description:

Responsibilities Include:

* Manage and coordinate commercial real estate transactions from contract to closing.

* Review commercial title commitments, surveys, zoning reports and environmental reports.

Prepare title and survey memos, write title objection letters and respond to title objections.

* Prepare and review real estate documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases,

loan documents, closing checklists, and title and survey review summaries with critical

date timelines.

* Work closely with title companies, surveyors and third parties to resolve and clear title objections and obtain the final title policies and endorsements.

* Draft and/or review transactional real estate and loan documents, including deeds, transfer tax forms, affidavits of title, UCC-1 financing statements, collateral descriptions and escrow letters.

* Coordinate closing directly with attorneys, clients, lenders, and escrow/title officers.

* Keep attorneys and clients apprised of upcoming deadlines and critical dates.

* Maintain client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential and handling work matters with professionalism.

Job Requirements:

Specific Requirements:

* 7 - 10 years of NJ/NY commercial real estate paralegal experience in a law firm.

* Thorough understanding of NJ/NY title and survey, title insurance policies, forms and endorsements, (including ALTA & CLTA endorsements for typical purchase and sale, and loan transactions), NJ bulk sale applications

* Extensive knowledge of real estate terminology and strong understanding of the commercial transactional and financing process.

* Extraordinary attention to detail

* Excellent written and verbal communications skills and problem-solving skills

* Ability to work independently and complete a high volume of work in a timely manner

* Strong technical skills in Microsoft Suite.

* Ability to multitask and manage multiple real estate transactions simultaneously while