Real Estate Paralegal
4 days ago
Atlanta
Job DescriptionJob Summary LHH is recruiting a Real Estate Paralegal supporting a fast-paced real estate practice where accuracy, organization, and client service drive success. As a Real Estate Paralegal, you will manage critical components of commercial and/or residential transactions from contract to closing. You'll coordinate with attorneys, lenders, title companies, brokers, developers, and clients to ensure smooth, timely, and compliant closings. Key Responsibilities • Prepare, review, and organize purchase agreements, leases, amendments, affidavits, closing documents, and title documents, • Draft HUD/CD settlement statements and closing packages, • Prepare and track critical deadlines across commercial and/or residential transactions, • Review and resolve issues in title commitments, including exceptions, liens, judgments, and survey matters, • Assist attorneys with due diligence, including zoning, permitting, lien searches, corporate standing, and entity verification, • Coordinate communication between buyers, sellers, lenders, brokers, title agents, surveyors, and internal teams, • Schedule and manage closing dates, ensure required documentation is completed, executed, and delivered, • Handle pre-closing, closing, and post-closing logistics, • Organize signed originals, escrow items, and disbursements, • Record deeds, mortgages, UCCs, and other instruments with county and state agencies, • Perform title examinations and prepare summaries for attorney review, • Identify and resolve title issues prior to closing, • Work directly with underwriters to prepare title policies, • Ensure all requirements, endorsements, and exceptions comply with lender instructions, • Prepare final settlement packages for distribution, • Maintain electronic and physical file systems in compliance with firm policy, • Track and finalize issuance of owners' and lenders' title policies, • Manage outstanding items, escrows, and post-closing obligationsRequirements, • 2-5+ years of experience as a Real Estate Paralegal (commercial, residential), • Paralegal certificate preferred is, • A bachelor's degree is a plus, • Proficiency with SoftPro, Qualia, RamQuest, TitleExpress, or similar closing software, • Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), and Adobe proficiency, • Strong understanding of real estate closing processes, title review, and escrow procedures, • Ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions with strict deadlines, • Experience with commercial real estate (CRE) transactions: acquisitions, dispositions, refinances, leasing, • Familiarity with entity formation and corporate document review, • Experience assisting with loan closings for private lenders, banks, or institutional investorsBenefits: Depending on the specific client, location, and role, the benefits may include PTO, medical, dental, vision, term life and AD&D insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, wellness plans, and a 401k plan or a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Additionally, you may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Bonus eligibility and amount are based upon company and/or individual performance. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: • The California Fair Chance Act, • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance, • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, • San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinanceMassachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. RE: 0AREP Pay Details: $70,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year Search managed by: Clay Butler Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: • The California Fair Chance Act, • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance, • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, • San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinanceMassachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.