Real Estate Paralegal

Overview

McGuireWoods is seeking a Real Estate Paralegal to join its Atlanta office. This role will service a wide range of transactions and support an active commercial real estate practice. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong organizational and multitasking skills, and will embrace a team mentality.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Responsibilities

• Reviews purchase and sales agreements to identify and docket critical dates; monitors and updates the docket as transactions progress
• Drafts extension notices, amendments, consents, assignments, and organizational charts for PSA transactions
• Drafts and formats transaction documents
• Reviews title commitments and surveys; drafts title memos and title objection letters to resolve defects
• Assembles signature packets, incumbency certificates, and legal opinions for closing
• Communicates with clients and external parties to advance transactions and resolve open items
• Retrieves property information, obtains zoning letters, orders lien searches, and drafts result summaries
• Assembles and delivers closing binders to clients post-closing
• Handles entity formation, foreign registrations, EIN procurement, and operating agreement drafting
• Obtains entity certificates and certified entity documents

Qualifications

• 5+ years of real estate legal experience
• Expertise in title and survey review is required
• Prior experience in managing complex projects or transactions, with a track record of meticulous document management, timeline construction, and proactive problem-solving
• Demonstrated organizational, multi-tasking, and project management skills, with a proven ability to operate as a self-starter and exercise ownership over caseloads
• Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills, with the confidence to actively interface and coordinate with court clerks, vendors, and other staff members
• Willingness and desire to work with innovative technology platforms - our employees also have access to Harvey, a legal-specific AI tool that reduces time spent on routine tasks, allowing you to focus on more meaningful, high-impact work

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