Senior Paralegal – Real Estate

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

About the Role

The Senior Paralegal is an integral part of Latham’s Legal Professional and Paralegal team. This role will be responsible for performing legal tasks, working on legal projects, and providing various support functions to supervisors, while reviewing title insurance commitments and underlying documents, resolving title issues, and finalizing title policies. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence. 

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing surveys, zoning reports, lease-related documents, and other due diligence items, including resolving issues, as well as coordinating with diligence service providers
• Reviewing title insurnace commitments and underlying documents, resolving title issues and finalizing title policies
• Preparing and maintaining transaction checklists
• Preparing and/or drafting closing documents, forms, letters, and other correspondence, and legal documents under the supervision of attorneys and maintaining closing files
• Providing support to attorneys for closings (and attending closings, if required)
• Creating and maintaining calendars for closings or transactions, and distributing them to supervisors and other team members
• Preparing and closing and other legal documents for execution, and assembling final closing and other legal documents
• Following up on post-closing matters, including preparation and distribution of closing binders
• Coordinating ongoing projects and activities in either on-site or off-site locations, utilizing junior paralegals, support departments, and secretaries when necessary
• Developing procedures with supervisors for electronic or physical tracking, coding, and ensuring quality control systems for documents, including recorded documents
• Anticipating typical work for a closing or transaction, and working with supervisors to ensure all aspects are addressed
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess knowledge of basic corporate structures and UCC matters
• Display knowledge and proficiency in PC applications, including MS Office Suite (especially Excel), and other programs necessary to complete thorough analyses and reports
• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills

And have:

• A bachelor's degree (and signed declaration if located in a California office), or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• A minimum of ten (10) years of related law firm experience as a Real Estate Paralegal
• Experience in title, survey, zoning, and other related diligence review
• Experience assisting on commercial, multi-state real estate transactions required from origination to finalization of post-closing matters

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

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Pay Range

Salary : $130,000 - $160,000