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Job Title: Real Estate Paralegal
Reports to: Practice Group Leader and Director of Administration
FLSA Class: Non-Exempt
Job Description
Gammage & Burnham, a Phoenix-based midsize firm with a highly regarded real estate, has an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Paralegal. We are experts on a broad range of real estate matters, such as acquisitions and dispositions of real property, planning for and developing homebuilder projects, retail shopping centers, office buildings, master-planned communities, multifamily projects, and industrial parks.
We are looking for a dependable, dynamic, motivated professional who likes collaborating and working with a team as well as working independently. A standout candidate will excel in a fast-paced environment, be an excellent problem-solver with outstanding communication and organization skills. We offer competitive compensation, an excellent benefits package, and a dynamic work environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist attorneys with all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing.
• Coordinate transaction closings, including preparing closing checklists, reviewing settlement statements, and organizing closing documents.
• Draft and review legal documents, such as deeds, leases, purchase agreements, and closing documents.
• Conduct title searches, review title commitments, and analyze exceptions and surveys.
• Obtain and review zoning reports, property tax records, and other relevant property information.
• Analyze legal descriptions to identify boundaries, encroachments, easements and other matters affecting the client’s property interests.
• Conduct research, using a variety of online resources to identify property, property ownership, legal descriptions, condition of title, and possible title defects.
• Serve as a liaison between attorneys, clients, lenders, title companies, and other parties involved in transactions.
• Prepare closing letters, closing binders, closing checklists and deadline memoranda.
• Case management and manage electronic files.
• Calendar events, tasks, and deadlines.
• Scheduling appointments.
• Other special projects.
• Meet annual billable goal (1400 hours)
Required Qualifications:
• Certificate from accredited paralegal training program preferred. Significant real estate paralegal experience may substitute for the paralegal certificate.
• Five (5) or more years of past law firm experience and ability to demonstrate knowledge of complex issues within corporate and real estate practice areas.
• Advanced working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities while delivering consistent, quality work-product to both attorneys and clients.
• Strong writing, research, and analytical skills
• Ability to adapt to fluctuations in workload and changes in responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail and maintaining organization.
• Punctual and dependable.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health insurance
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
Travel
• Travel minimal.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses
standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the responsibilities of the position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the person in this position will encounter. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a professional, fast paced office environment that may require additional hours to complete work.
• These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements
necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. If an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the position, Gammage & Burnham, PLC will evaluate whether a reasonable accommodation can be made to enable the employee to perform the described essential functions of the position. Due to the nature of this office position, while performing the responsibilities of the position, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.
To learn more about Gammage & Burnham, please visit our website at www.gblaw.com.
To apply for this position, please submit resume and cover letter in confidence to jpawlowski@gblaw.com.
