Senior Legal Assistant Real Estate

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Legal Assistant - Real Estate
Duties: Participate in all phases of commercial real estate transactions from inception through closing under attorney supervision. Obtain, review and negotiate title insurance coverage. Review surveys in conjunction with title commitments. Review Zoning and PZR Reports and identify issues. Conduct comprehensive due diligence of corporate, title, mortgage and lease documents. Identify and obtain deal-specific consents and approvals. Perform lien searches with detailed review. Assist with drafting correspondence and ancillary documents including but not limited to mortgages, mortgage modifications, releases, assignments, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, UCC financing statements, deeds, affidavits, guaranties, indemnities, corporate certificates, releases, and transfer and mortgage tax forms. Revise, proofread and distribute draft agreements and other transactional documents. Prepare and coordinate signature packages. Obtain charter documents and good standing certificates from the Secretary of State in applicable jurisdictions. Assist with incorporating entities in various jurisdictions, and prepare drafts of formation and organizational documents. Order and evaluate flood hazard determinations. Assist attorneys with pre-closing, closing and post-closing matters, including preparation and distribution of closing sets. Support Trust and Estates practice with the purchase and sale of residential properties as part of the estate administration process. Support the firm's Pro Bono practice in real estate matters including acquisitions, refinancing, and leasing. Assist the Real Estate Group with maintaining the Real Estate Intranet. Conduct factual research assignments and draft memoranda. Assist with training Real Estate legal assistants and interns. Notarize documents and coordinate apostilles.

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