Paralegal - Real Estate (Hybrid)

Ballard Spahr LLP is seeking high performing and detail-oriented individuals with transactional real estate experience to assist the attorneys in the Real Estate Development and Transactions practice group in our Philadelphia office.

The successful candidates will undertake a range of tasks and responsibilities that include:

• Review title, survey, and title commitments and respond to title and survey comments from counterparties.
• Perform due diligence, coordinate and implement transactions and work with team to close transactions.
• Work with vendors and/or agencies to order various due diligence certificates and searches.
• Work directly with the title companies to finalize title policies for transactions.
• Use project management tools and techniques to assist with work plans, budgeting and tracking.
• Track transaction tasks and phases and communicate progress to team as issues and/or items are resolved.
• Prepare signature page packets and coordinate signatures of various deal participants.
• Assist attorneys in preparation for, and attend, closings.
• Prepare closing indices and binders, and follow up on an extensive array of post-closing matters.
• Conduct research and gather information using general and legal research tools.
• Deed and mortgage satisfaction preparation.
• Handle documentation recordation.
• Research industry databases, publicly-available information from local governments and other sources.
• Other responsibilities as client needs dictate.

This position requires excellent organizational, communication, analytical and critical thinking skills. Exceptional drafting, proof-reading skills. Must be able to work independently, as well as with a team and with clients. Intermediate-level skills working with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems and time-keeping software are necessary.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a college degree and 3 years of commercial real estate and finance experience, preferably within a law firm. Substantial title and survey experience necessary. Must be able to work overtime when needed.

Ballard Spahr is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession and to supporting the communities where we live and work. People from all backgrounds are valued and integrated into every part of the firm. Diverse candidates including women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, veterans, and individuals with a disability are encouraged to apply.

The Firm is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.