Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

We are currently conducting a search for a Commercial Real Estate Paralegal for a large global law firm to be based in their New York office. This role offers a competitive base, excellent benefits and tremendous growth opportunities within a top ranked global law firm.

What You'll Do:

• Preparing signature books, supervising client signatures, and notarizing documents in preparation for closings.
• Preparing for and attending meetings and closings.

• Preparing deeds, assignments, affidavits and tax forms.
• Reviewing and abstracting SNDA provisions in leases.
• Comparing legal descriptions and completing due diligence review.
• Organizing, proofreading and reviewing documents.
• Preparing RISMs and closing documents for transmission to clients and inclusion in Real Estate Dealbank.
• Contributing to Knowledge Management database
• Forming corporate entities (i.e., limited liability companies, limited partnerships and corporations).
• Qualifying corporate entities to do business.
• Drafting corporate resolutions and UCCs.
• Interfacing with corporate service providers such as CSC and CT Corporation to obtain corporate proofs.

In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm's information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.
• Knowledge of legal/paralegal environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills; detail-oriented.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and multitask when required.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.