Paralegal, Finance

Ballard Spahr • Baltimore, DC

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ballard Spahr is a nationally recognized law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr means joining a team of talented mentors, colleagues, and friends, supported by strong leadership that actively encourages professional growth. If you are a highly performing and detail-oriented individual who enjoys supporting lawyers with closing multifamily real estate financings, we would love to hear from you. You must have significant experience with title & survey review, due diligence review, UCC searches/filings and post-closing follow-up. This position is hybrid and offers a work schedule of 3 days a week in the Baltimore, Minneapolis, or Washington, D.C. office.

Requirements

• Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Keen attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• The ability 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.
• Commercial real estate experience with a law firm, title company, commercial lender, or other related entity.
• Experience reviewing title, survey and zoning documents is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac CME, and/or HUD-insured programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing title, survey, and zoning documents, including coordinating with title companies, surveyors, and vendors to resolve discrepancies and secure final title policies.
• Preparation and tracking of legal closing checklists.
• Organizing, tracking, and reviewing due diligence documents, including property level due diligence and organizational documents.
• Preparing summaries of due diligence documents, including drafting full abstracts of complicated agreements.
• Drafting routine and more complex transaction documents.
• Ordering, tracking, and reviewing legal searches from third-party vendors and summarizing issues.
• Preparing and filing UCCs and other required filings.

Benefits

• Innovative Work Environment
• Professional Development
• Inclusion
• Impactful Contributions
• An excellent benefits package. A summary of available benefits can be found here in the Careers section of the firm’s website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree