Our client is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for their Commercial Real Estate practice group.

Responsibilities:

• Assist closing paralegals and attorneys as needed in all phases of a busy commercial real estate practice, including proper file indexing of documents and emails
• Order title work, payoffs, zoning letters, tax bills, and any other documentation needed for closings
• Preparation of engagement letters and conflict waivers
• Opening of new files
• Scheduling with clients, sellers, agents, lenders and vendors to process closings
• Prepare closing documents for execution
• Prepare post-closing transcripts
• Process executed closing documents
• Obtain and record mortgage satisfactions
• Other administrative tasks for the real estate team (including billing, processing invoices and reminder statements)

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of legal support experience
• Associates degree or Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university preferred
• Experience in a closing attorney's firm required preferred
• Title insurance knowledge
• Experience with SoftPro preferred

Compensation/Benefits:

• Annual salary of $50,000-$60,000 based on experience
• Medical, Dental Insurance and Spending Accounts, Life and Disability Coverages, Profit Sharing Plan
• PTO and holiday pay