Paralegal - Real Estate

Alston & Bird•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

THE FIRM As a leading international law firm, we are dedicated to excellence through impactful communication, collaboration, and community involvement. Our company culture has earned us one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 26 consecutive years. This honor, along with many others, highlights our commitment to innovation and professional development. At Alston & Bird LLP, our foundation is made of trust, reliability, and compassion. JOB DESCRIPTION The Atlanta, GA office is in search of an experienced transactional Paralegal to join out Real Estate practice group. The Real Estate Paralegal will work directly with attorneys and clients during due diligence, closings, and post-closing work of commercial real estate transactions.

Requirements

Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
Work typically requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours.
Ability to travel to private and public buildings, locally and statewide, via private or public conveyance to assist attorney in attending to client needs on legal matters.
Completion of a four-year college degree is required, paralegal certificate optional.
5-10+ Years of experience as a Transactional/Real Estate paralegal.

Responsibilities

Drafting transaction documentation for attorneys and assisting with post-closing work
Manage and assist with the closing of various transactions, including preparation, coordination, distribution, and organization of closing binders
Assist attorneys to index, organize documents, correspondence, memorandums, and attorney notes
Proofread legal documents and contracts
Reviewing Survey and Title Insurance documentation in commercial real estate transactions
Obtain, organize, review and summarize due diligence materials, including corporate status certificates and certified corporate documents, and real estate title examinations and surveys, as well as preparation of necessary documentation to correct or clear title
Perform special projects as assigned
Draft memos regarding the status of projects
Maintain current and accurate daily time record
Perform special projects as assigned
Ability to work overtime and irregular hours as dictated by the Firm and client needs.