Bousquet Holstein PLLC seeks a full-time experienced real estate paralegal to join its growing real estate law practice.
The position involves working with attorneys, other paralegals, administrative support staff, and directly with clients in connection with residential and commercial real estate purchase, sale, and financing transactions, and performing other real estate-related assignments and tasks.
The ideal candidate has work experience with a law firm, lender, or in-house legal team in residential and/or commercial real estate transactions.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with and manage residential real estate and complex commercial real estate transactions on a day-to-day basis, from inception to completion
- Prepare, draft, and edit typical commercial real estate transaction documents, including mortgages, leases, deeds, assignments, releases, title affidavits, transfer forms, related corporate authorization documents, and post-closing documents, including closing binders
- Draft real estate title insurance commitments for review with attorneys
- Coordinate and resolve issues with title companies, surveyors, lenders, real estate agents, and transaction parties
- Analyze and interpret real property due diligence materials, records, and documents, including appraisals, surveys, abstracts of title, judgment and lien searches, and tax records
- Analyze and interpret entity due diligence materials, records, and documents, including LLC operating agreements, corporation bylaws, trust documents, entity certificates, and other records
- Assist with estate planning real estate conveyances, such as conveyances to irrevocable and revocable trusts
Requirements:
- Prior real estate transaction experience
- Ability to multi-task and adjust to changing work priorities on an as-needed basis
- Possess good organizational skills, judgment, and ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Professional, courteous, attentive to detail, and delivery of high quality client service
- Although not required, experience working in Central New York counties, such as Tompkins, Seneca, Tioga, Cayuga, Cortland and Onondaga, is a plus
Interested candidates should submit resume and cover letter to Lisa Bachar, Director of Human Resources, at hr@bhlawpllc.com.