Senior Real Estate Paralegal

The role

The Senior Real Estate Paralegal will support attorneys in all phases of real estate transactions. This includes due diligence review and document preparation and management.

What you will do

• Reviewing and analyzing title documentation, surveys and zoning reports
• Preparing title objection letters, seller response letters and diligence review summaries
• Working directly with title companies to negotiate title policy coverage and clearance of title matters
• Working directly with title companies on the issuance of UCC policies and mezzanine endorsements
• Reviewing and commenting on surveys and zoning reports and working with surveyors and zoning companies
• Preparing mortgage assignment/termination documents
• Preparing escrow instruction letters and working with title company on closing logistics
• Reviewing lease documentation and preparing lease abstracts
• Ordering and reviewing UCC, bankruptcy and litigation searches and preparing summary
• Preparation of ancillary loan documents and conveyance documents

Required qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail
• Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines
• Proactive and able to handle efficiently multiple projects and client matters simultaneously
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Superior analytical and reasoning abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work overtime as necessary
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in AmLaw 100 law firm
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe

Benefits

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• parental leave
• basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the company

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.