Creditors Rights Paralegal

Overview

This role involves providing legal and transactional support for loan originations, loan servicing matters, and defaulted loans, while helping develop internal processes and training teams on real estate transactional legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Review title commitments, exceptions, plats, and surveys; coordinate with the title team and outside counsel to support efficient preparation of lender title policies.
• Partner with corporate counsel, closing teams, title, and loan officers on transactional legal issues.
• Review borrower organizational documents to determine signature blocks and borrower consent requirements.
• Coordinate with the production team to obtain additional organizational information as needed.
• Support the servicing team by answering questions related to partial releases, subordinate debt, easements, and other related issues; prepare documentation for those matters.
• Research legal questions in multiple jurisdictions.
• Train internal teams on real estate transactional legal issues.
• Prepare documentation on legal processes for internal team use.
• Assist with creation of complex closing documents for larger loan originations (as requested).
• Manage and handle defaulted loan issues.
• Support administration team with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, Business, Real Estate, or a related field; paralegal certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience supporting real estate transactions, commercial lending, or a similar legal environment.
• Strong understanding of real estate and lending documentation, including title commitments, title exceptions, surveys, plats, easements, releases, and organizational documents.
• Experience reviewing borrower organizational documents and identifying signature, authorization, and consent requirements.
• Ability to research and analyze legal issues across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience working with attorneys, title companies, lenders, loan officers, servicing teams, and other internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to identify potential legal, documentation, and title issues.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to prepare, review, and maintain legal and transactional documentation accurately and efficiently.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with defaulted loans, loan workouts, or special assets.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employer pays 100% of medical insurance premiums (PPO and HSA plans).
• Paid Time Off: 3 weeks of paid time off each year.
• Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays throughout the year.
• Competitive compensation.

Additional Information

• This is a full-time, exempt position.
• The job description may change without notice and is not intended to be comprehensive.
• Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).