Quick overview
Job description
About the Role
Join a busy commercial real estate legal team supporting sophisticated transactions for developers, property owners, investors, and lenders. You will work closely with practice leaders and manage transaction details with a high degree of independence.
What You'll Do
Order and review title commitments and surveys, and help resolve title objections.
Prepare closing documents, maintain closing checklists, and coordinate funds flow for acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing transactions.
Manage due diligence, entity documents, and estoppels across multiple active matters.
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 New Jersey transactional experience.
Hands-on experience with title, surveys, and commercial closings, including independently managing a closing from start through post-closing.
Experience with commercial real estate beyond residential closings, and familiarity with land use work.
Strong attention to detail, polished written work, and a stable employment history.
Eligibility to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary range: $100,000 to $130,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site, five days per week in Roseland, New Jersey.