Overview
A healthcare organization is seeking a skilled and proactive Corporate & Real Estate Paralegal to join their legal team. This hybrid role provides critical legal support across corporate governance and real estate operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and strategic alignment with the organization's healthcare mission.
Responsibilities
Real Estate Legal Support
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases, subleases, amendments, and renewals for healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics, medical office buildings, and administrative/storage spaces.
- Prepare and manage real estate documents such as subordination, non-disclosure and attornment agreements, estoppel certificates, lease abstracts, tenant improvement agreements, and commencement date agreements.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel on real estate closings, due diligence, and lease administration.
- Track and manage critical lease dates, renewal options, rent escalations, and compliance obligations, including use restrictions, exclusivity clauses, and operational covenants relevant to healthcare operations.
- Support real estate due diligence efforts, including document collection, review of property-level compliance, and coordination with third-party consultants.
- Assist with title and survey review, zoning analysis, and regulatory approvals related to healthcare real estate.
- Maintain real estate databases and document management systems to ensure accurate and accessible records.
- Collaborate with partner practices and internal teams such as facilities, finance, and operations to support real estate strategy and execution.
Corporate Legal Support
- Draft and maintain governance documents for corporate entities, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, and shareholder/member agreements.
- Prepare board and committee resolutions, written consents, meeting minutes, and other governance materials in accordance with internal stakeholder and capital partner expectations.
- Assist with entity formation, registration, and dissolution across multiple jurisdictions.
- Maintain corporate records and minute books consistent with stakeholder and capital partner requirements.
- Support corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and affiliations that expand the management services platform by integrating new or existing partner practices.
- Assist with due diligence processes, including gathering and organizing corporate documents and regulatory filings.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the organization's mission.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with healthcare compliance and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience with Service Now, Contract Works, and Lease Query preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to collaborate across departments.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of paralegal experience in both corporate and real estate legal environments, preferably within the healthcare industry.
- Deep knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements and operational practices.
- Ability to manage shifting priorities and adapt to changing demands in a dynamic environment.
- Meticulous, able to own assigned duties, manage complex tasks, and work effectively within a team.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
- Strong understanding of corporate governance and entity management in a healthcare context.
- Experience drafting and negotiating real estate documents for healthcare facilities.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills.
- Customer service mindset.
- Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Paralegal certificate or equivalent education preferred.