Lp Professionalstaff
Real Estate Paralegal
Chicago, IL. Posted 8 months ago
The role
A paralegal will support the Real Estate Practice Group in the acquisition, disposition, and financing of various property types. The role involves managing due diligence, closing processes, and communicating with clients and third parties.
What you will do
- Reviewing contracts and purchase & sale agreements
- Preparing closing checklists and calculating critical dates
- Reviewing title, survey and zoning
- Preparing objection notices and response letters
- Research and facilitating local requirements and tax clearance/bulk sales
- Preparation of estoppels and SNDAs
- Preparing and reviewing closing documents
- Due diligence process including ordering, reviewing and summarizing searches
- Reviewing leases and abstracts
- Preparing and filing UCC Financing Statements
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate
- Minimum 5-7 years of relevant real estate transactional and finance experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong technical skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to delegate appropriate tasks
- A demonstrated commitment to providing superior client service
- Must be able to work occasional overtime as needed
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, iManage and Adobe
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision benefits
- paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- eligibility for performance-based bonuses
About the company
Levenfeld Pearlstein (LP) is a relationship-driven firm built on the entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional client service, and growth mindset encapsulated in the LP Way. The firm serves a large pool of diverse clients across practice areas.