Quick overview
Job description
About the Role
Join a New Jersey law firm's commercial real estate team, working closely with practice leaders on transactions for developers, property owners, investors, and lenders. You will help manage sophisticated deals with substantial ownership of the process from due diligence through post-closing.
What You'll Do
Order and review title commitments and surveys, and help resolve title objections.
Prepare closing documents, manage checklists, and coordinate funds flow for commercial acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing transactions.
Manage due diligence, entity documents, and estoppels across multiple active transactions.
Coordinate post-closing recordings, filings, and follow-up items.
Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and title companies with minimal partner oversight.
What We're Looking For
Five or more years of recent, continuous commercial real estate paralegal experience at a law firm, with transactional experience in New Jersey.
Hands-on experience with title, surveys, and commercial closings, including the ability to manage a closing from start through post-closing.
Experience with commercial real estate transactions beyond residential closings; land use experience is also relevant.
Strong attention to detail, polished written work, and a stable employment history.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $100,000 to $130,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site, five days a week in Roseland, New Jersey.