Overview
A full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple U.S. locations is seeking a Paralegal specializing in Real Estate to join their team in Austin, TX; Houston, TX; or Dallas, TX. This role involves supporting attorneys with real estate transactions, managing due diligence, drafting legal documents, and coordinating closings.
Responsibilities
- Draft due diligence checklists and manage due diligence processes with third parties
- Oversee virtual data rooms
- Review and comment on title and survey documents; coordinate with title companies and surveyors
- Draft purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, mortgages/deeds of trust, and ancillary loan documents
- Draft or review organizational documents such as articles of organization, operating agreements, and qualification documents
- Draft or review shareholder and board consents, and officer’s certificates
- Conduct and review UCC, judgment, and lien searches at federal, state, and county levels
- Organize, distribute, and compile signature pages for closings
- Interface directly with clients and business parties to coordinate due diligence, closing, and funding
- Manage preparation and distribution of closing binders and post-closing deliverables
- Assist attorneys with various tasks and assignments
- Supervise and provide training/mentoring to Paralegal Assistants
- Exercise independent judgment in managing client team activities and use of practice support tools and technology
- Participate in in-house continuing legal education (CLE) sessions
- Utilize and implement legal AI tools
- Meet a billable hour requirement of 1500 hours per year
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant paralegal experience
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program or equivalent education and training as outlined below:
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program or from an accredited program requiring at least 60 semester hours plus three years of in-house training
- OR Associate’s degree from an ABA-approved program with two or more years of comparable training
- OR Bachelor’s or advanced degree in any field with one or more years of comparable training
- OR significant substantive legal-related experience may be considered in lieu of formal education at the discretion of leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Independent thinker with strong organizational and project management skills
- Professional and effective communication skills for internal and external client interactions
- Ability to perform effectively with minimal supervision and meet deadlines
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation commensurate with skills, experience, and location
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more
Additional Information
- Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities to apply for and perform essential job functions
- Applicants should include a cover letter and resume
- Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) committed to diversity and inclusion
- Principal applicants only
Location
Austin, TX; Houston, TX; or Dallas, TX offices