Paralegal – Residential Real Estate

Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm, currently has an employment opportunity in the Residential Real Estate Department of our Miami office, located in the beautiful Wells Fargo Center in Downtown Miami. This is a full time (40 hours per week) opportunity. We offer a beautiful work environment, competitive compensation and benefits package (with many benefits starting on the first day of employment) and paid parking in our building or monthly Metrorail & parking pass or 95 Express Bus pass.

Position Summary: The Real Estate Paralegal will support attorneys working on residential real estate deals and closings, including but not limited to review of title and survey. This is a full time position (40 hours per week); a good deal of overtime is expected and will be required during peak residential closing periods.

Duties & Responsibilities: The paralegal will assist attorneys in all aspects of real estate transactions from contracts and loan commitments to post-closing. The paralegal will prepare closing checklists, title commitments, title policies, closing statements, title and other affidavits, entity authorizations, etc.; will be responsible for closing binders and will assist with other aspects of the transactions, both locally and nationally. Additional responsibilities include assisting with real estate due diligence, including lease reviews, title objection letters, UCC searches and entity formation.

Qualifications & Prior Experience: Position requirements include: minimum of 5 years’ experience in Residential Real Estate as a paralegal in a medium to large sized law firm, title insurance company or other professional services environment. Prior experience must include the ability to perform the above duties and responsibilities with limited supervision and adhering to strict deadlines. Proficiency with WebAtids and DisplaySoft programs a must, as is proficiency using Windows-based software and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Bachelor’s Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate preferred.

At Greenberg Traurig, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It has been, and continues to be our goal, to foster a well-balanced workforce that contains a significant presence of minorities and women.