Paralegal - Real Estate (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 Real Estate practice group in Taft’s Washington, D.C. office.
We are seeking a legal assistant with 5+ 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
- Entity formation and maintenance
- Drafting authorizing resolutions
- 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
- Preparing officer’s certificates
- Organizing local counsel opinions and other support
- Coordinating all aspects of the transaction closing
- Closing binder preparation
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Paralegal certificate preferred
- Minimum of 5+ years of commercial real estate and corporate 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 $130,000/yr. – $150,000/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.