Transactional Paralegal (T&S)

Commercial Real Estate Development (T&S) Paralegal

SNI has an immediate need for a Transactional Paralegal to join its Real Estate Development Practice Group.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly reputable downtown Baltimore law firm with a long standing practice and pedigree!

The successful candidate will have a breadth of experience working with Title & Survey (T&S) from a Commercial Real Estate perspective (ideally within Commercial Real Estate Development)

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Reviewing surveys, title commitments and exception documents.
• Drafting title objection letters and/or responses based on consultation with and review by attorneys; tracking title and survey issues to resolution.
• Preparing documents relating to a variety of real estate, loan and construction matters based on consultation with and review by attorneys, including but not limited to purchase agreements, leases, loan documents, and standard construction contracts.
• Preparing ancillary real estate transaction documents such as escrow instructions, deeds, easements, owner’s affidavits, closing certificates, and resolutions.
• Providing general assistance in real estate, lending, construction and leasing transactions.
• Drafting corporate, limited liability company and partnership resolutions for review by attorneys.
• Drafting corporate, limited liability company and partnership formation and organizational documents and filing formation documents with Maryland SDAT and other jurisdictions.
• Maintaining entity files and assisting clients with compliance issues.
• Analyzing entity structure for compliance with Corporate Transparency Act.
• Analyzing and summarizing documents for review by attorneys.
• Working closely with attorneys to resolve a variety of day-to-day issues, and supporting a broad range of commercial transactions and projects.
• Performing legal due diligence including ordering and reviewing UCC, judgment and lien searches, zoning letters, and environmental reports.
• Organizing and prioritizing work assignments to consistently provide high-quality work product within stated deadlines.
• Drafting, updating and maintaining spreadsheets to track status of transactions and/or pending agreements.
• Assisting with management of closing process, including compilation of execution documents and communication with all parties to transactions (lender, title company, seller, purchaser, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 – 5 years of experience in a transactional paralegal role. Real estate experience, including title and survey review experience, strongly preferred.

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a professional work environment. Benefits include group health benefits, annual bonus, generous 401(k) profit sharing contribution at year-end, hybrid in-office/remote schedule, and employer-paid parking.