What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Virtual?
Vaco is assisting a client in the search of a Real Estate Paralegal. Duties are as follows : review of contracts, preparation of critical dates, leases, titles, plats and surveys; preparation of closing documents, objection letters, utility easements, development and escrow agreements, and any other legal documents that may be required of the transaction, due diligence, engineering process, and / or requested by Corporate Counsel. In addition, the Real Estate Paralegal may be called upon to preliminarily review post-closing documents required to complete platting, permitting, remodeling projects, and finance initiatives before final review by Corporate Counsel. The position requires the Real Estate Paralegal to maintain and keep up to date various reports dealing with critical dates and deadlines which are used by the Real Estate and Engineering Departments to manage permitting deadlines. The Real Estate Paralegal is required to participate in team meetings to discuss the status of assigned projects.
Responsibilities :
- Handles the preliminary review and compliance of various documents supporting the real estate acquisition process, including, but not limited to : title commitments, surveys, plats, title documents, executed contracts, leases, and other legal due diligence materials and supporting documentation._ The Paralegal must be able to summarize findings in reports, objection letters, emails and other correspondence._
- Drafts closing documents, contract amendments, easements, objection letters, and other documents related to the acquisition and disposition of real estate for Corporate Counsel’s review.
- Creates, updates and maintains critical dates, deadline notification emails and circulates to Real Estate and Engineering team, Corporate Counsel, and other team members consistent with the Service Level Agreement.
- Communicates effectively and efficiently and keep other team members apprised of the current state of the real estate projects.
- Participates in team meeting to discuss legal project status, critical dates and deadlines.
- Serves as a point of communication with the title company to obtain title documents, clear title insurance requirements, and coordinate upcoming closings.
