Serhant
Paralegal, Licensing
New York City, NY. Posted 22 days ago
The role
The Licensing Paralegal drafts, issues, and maintains Independent Contractor Agreements between SERHANT. and its affiliated agents. This person manages agent license and sponsorship records to ensure compliance with state real estate commission rules.
What you will do
- Draft ICAs from approved templates for new agents, team leads and team members
- Prepare amendments, addenda, renewals, team-change agreements and termination/release letters
- Route agreements for e-signature and file signed copies
- Verify agent license status, expiration and disciplinary history with state commissions
- Process license transfers, sponsorship changes and releases
- Track renewal and continuing-education deadlines
- Keep agent files audit-ready to state regulator and internal standards
- Enter executed terms into CRM, back-office and commission systems
- Maintain a live tracker of every agreement in flight
- Answer agent and manager questions on agreement terms and licensing steps
Required qualifications
- Paralegal certificate or associate's/bachelor's degree with equivalent experience
- 3+ years as a paralegal or contracts administrator, drafting agreements from templates and term sheets
- Experience in a real estate brokerage, title company or real estate law firm
- Working knowledge of independent contractor arrangements and commission-based compensation
- Track record of near-zero errors on high-volume document work
- Advanced Microsoft Word (templates, redlines, comparison) and Excel
- E-signature platforms (DocuSign or similar) and brokerage back-office/CRM systems
Nice to have
- ABA-approved paralegal certificate
- Familiarity with state real estate licensing rules, including New York DOS and Florida DBPR, and multi-state sponsorship
- Notary public commission
- Exposure to agent compensation plans, team splits or caps
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- retirement benefits
- other company-sponsored benefits
Before you apply
- Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future
- We are not able to offer H-1B visa or any other work authorization sponsorship
About the company
SERHANT. is a real estate brand that revolutionizes the traditional brokerage model through media and content creation. It is powered by an in-house film studio and an amplification platform.