We have an excellent opportunity for a Real Estate Finance Paralegal in our Cleveland office to work closely with a team of attorneys in the firm’s Real Estate Finance Practice on a diverse range of real estate development and financing transactions including tax credit financing matters. The job responsibilities encompass performing overall paralegal and practice support tasks, including:
Drafting and reviewing basic closing documents, including conveyance documents, collateral documents, resolutions, certificates, and other closing deliverables.
Facilitating and conducting basic real estate diligence (e.g., title, survey, construction and environmental) and document review and preparation.
Generally managing and coordinating due diligence and closing processes in conjunction with attorney team, including maintaining closing checklists and coordinating document signings and compilation of closing documents and other closing logistics.
Conducting and coordinating title and survey due diligence, and review/resolution of title and survey issues.
Strong familiarity with technology (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.)
Strong organizational skills.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. High energy, a positive attitude, enthusiasm to learn and willingness to take on responsibility are all essential to this position.
BakerHostetler, one of the nation’s largest law firms, represents clients around the globe. With offices coast to coast, our more than 1,000 attorneys litigate cases and resolve disputes that potentially threaten clients’ competitiveness, navigate the laws and regulations that shape the global economy, and help clients develop and close deals that fuel their strategic growth.
We have six core practice groups: Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Tax. Within these groups are several large specialty practices, including antitrust, bankruptcy, healthcare, energy, middle market mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial litigation, data privacy and security, patent prosecution and international tax. Our attorneys have broad knowledge and experience in many industries, including energy, media, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services and insurance, consumer products, and hospitality.
We distinguish ourselves through our commitment to the highest standard of client care. By emphasizing an approach to service delivery as exacting as our legal work, we are determined to surpass our clients’ expectations.
...Our firm was founded on three core principles: to develop and sustain mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with each of its clients; to provide timely, responsive, and high quality legal services; and to be generous with both time and money to the communities where we work. We have consistently nurtured a collegial approach among our lawyers, assuring effective teamwork in handling client work, while maintaining a culture of providing exceptional legal counsel with a clear focus on value. We are committed to the continuous development of our people and of the resources essential to delivering effective and distinctive legal services worldwide.
