What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal – Commercial Real Estate and Finance position at Bodman PLC?
Description
Seeking a paralegal with at least 2 years of transactional experience in commercial real estate and finance. In this position, you will collaborate in-office on transactions with members of the commercial real estate and banking and finance groups, firm clients and other third parties.
This is not a remote work position.
Primary Responsibilities
- In-depth review of title commitments and recorded exceptions to title.
- Coordinate with title companies to obtain title commitments, loan policies of title insurance, and title policy endorsements.
- Review surveys and plat maps for accuracy regarding legal descriptions and title matters, including easements and encroachments.
- Coordinate with surveyors regarding survey comments.
- Order and review corporate due diligence (including UCC lien searches, entity formation documents, certificates of good standing, and litigation and bankruptcy searches).
- Analyze corporate authority documents.
- Draft documents including, but not limited to, organizational documents, amendments, title instruction letters, discharges, UCC financing statements, resolutions, closing certificates, and transfer documents.
- Assist with loan transactions, including maintenance of closing checklists, and preparing and organizing closing documents.
- Assist with post-closing matters, including filing financing statements, recording real estate documents and review of closing binders.
- Some legal research, including review of city, county and state regulations pertaining to real estate transactions.
- Categorize, index and simplify large amounts of data into succinct, understandable format.
Qualifications
Bodman PLC is one of Michigan’s leading business law firms in the Midwest with more than 160 lawyers. We have a diverse client base that includes individuals and businesses in a variety of industries, with an emphasis on financial services, automotive, real estate and construction, technology, manufacturing, health care, and other sectors.
