Commercial Real Estate Paralegal (Washington, D.C.)
At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.
Taft is seeking a paralegal to support our Commercial Real Estate practice group in Taft’s Washington, D.C. office.
We are seeking a legal assistant with 3+ years’ experience to support our Real Estate team. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordination and review of title and survey and managing proforma and policy terms.
- Due diligence management.
- Abstracting contracts.
- Preparing checklist of critical dates and contract terms.
- Drafting contract amendments and ancillary documents.
- Drafting acquisition/sale documents and closing statement.
- Preparation of title rejection letters.
- Coordinating all aspects of the transaction closing.
- Closing binder preparation.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Paralegal certificate preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of commercial real estate experience, preferably in a law firm environment.
- Strong work ethic.
- Sound judgment, decision-making and reasoning abilities.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus, and more. The salary range for this position is $90,000/yr. – $115,000/yr. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.
Interested candidates should apply here.