Real Estate Paralegal (Atlanta)
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 Atlanta 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.
- Due diligence management.
- Facilitation and preparation of closing binders.
- Closing preparations.
- Abstracting contracts.
- Preparing checklist of critical dates and contract terms.
- Drafting contract amendments and ancillary documents.
- Drafting acquisition/sale documents and closing statement.
- Managing title insurance commitment.
- Proforma and policy terms.
- Coordinating all aspects of the transaction closing.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required, Paralegal certificate preferred, or any combination of experience, education and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Minimum of five (5) years commercial real estate experience required, preferably in a law firm environment.
- Significant experience with commercial real estate acquisitions, development, dispositions, financing, and diligence.
- Proficiency in MS Office application suite.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Kofax, and DocuSign.
- Working knowledge of FileSite/iManage preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective time management with ability to multi-task and shift priorities successfully to meet necessary deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to successfully collaborate with teammates to accomplish assigned tasks and projects.
- Strong client service skills and the ability to follow client specific protocols.
- Professional demeanor with enthusiastic attitude.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
Interested candidates should apply here.