Real Estate Legal Assistant

Secaucus, NJ 07096

Department: Non-Healthcare Job Number: 6729 Pay Rate: $80000-90000 Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

Our client, a Real Estate Development Company located in Secaucus, New Jersey Seeking a Real Estate Legal Assistant for a full-time position. The Legal Assistant will support all phases of the company's real estate transactions from entity formation through post-closing, ensuring smooth coordination, accurate documentation, and compliance across parties and deadlines.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Review deal terms and assist in the preparation of agreements for real estate purchases/sales, leasing and financing transactions.
  • Draft initial versions of entity formation and governance documents, such as operating agreements and organizational charts.
  • Form legal entities, obtain ElNs, and manage ongoing entity maintenance and compliance tasks.
  • Draft resolutions, consents, estoppels, and lender-required documents (e.g., independent directors, springing members).
  • Coordinate closings across various parties including lenders, buyers, sellers, title companies, and other third parties.
  • Prepare and organize signature pages, exhibits, schedules, and closing binders.
  • Order and review title, survey, and zoning reports; communicate comments to necessary parties to the particular transaction.
  • Maintain electronic document files and support post-closing activities such as recording follow-up, escrow releases, and policy issuance.
  • Process payments to third party counsel, professionals, etc.

REQUIREMENTS
  • 5+ years of legal experience dealing with real estate contracts (for both acquisitions and sales), leases (office, retail, industrial, and multi-family), and financing documents.
  • Active Notary Public; Degree or paralegal certificate a plus
  • Proficient in I' Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat and Excel
  • Outstanding organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail
  • Strong written communication and multitasking abilities.
Salary: The posted range is not a guarantee. The actual salary will be based on qualifications, experience, and education and could fall outside of this range. Contact us for more information.   
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