Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Commercial Real Estate Paralegal
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33412
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Description Becker is a multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and 16 offices across Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Becker is a diverse firm that prides itself on client‑focused services and exceeding client expectations. We look for professionals who share this commitment. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.
Job Details Becker is a multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and 16 offices across Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Becker is a diverse firm that prides itself on client‑focused services and exceeding client expectations. We look for professionals who share this commitment. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.
Position Summary The real estate paralegal collects, analyzes, organizes, and maintains factual information and documents in accordance with correct legal practice and procedure.
Duties General Title Company Duties
Handle a moderate volume of residential/commercial real estate closings (25‑30) from contract to closing.
Order title, lien search, survey, estoppel letters and zoning (if applicable).
Calculate and calendar critical dates and proactively request extensions.
Prepare preliminary CD/Closing Statement and interact with buyer’s lender.
Phone and email interaction with buyer, seller, agents, lenders to ensure all parties are kept up to date.
Resolve title, lien, estoppel, and survey issues; complete all processing duties so closing occurs timely.
Prepare and coordinate closing, including notifying parties of cash to close and seller proceeds, coordinate funding and disbursements, obtain lender approvals.
Balance a closing statement and incorporate lender funding “net” or “gross.”
Knowledge of industry closing software required; SoftPro preferred.
E-record and order of recording.
Issue title policies in a timely fashion.
General Representation Duties
Draft and understand residential and commercial real estate documents: purchase and sale contracts, closing statements, closing documents (deed, bill of sale, affidavits, company resolutions, etc.), loan documents (promissory note, mortgage, assignment of leases).
Due diligence activities: understand defined terms within a purchase and sale contract; prepare, calendar and monitor contract critical dates.
Order and review title commitments, lien searches, zoning reports, surveys, environmental reports and abstract leases.
General knowledge of state and county transactional real estate customs and laws; understand residential sale contracts (FAR, FAR/BAR).
Title insurance regulations and standards; review B‑I title conditions and B‑II exceptions.
Review third‑party reports and convey pertinent information to attorney and client; review surveys and point out encroachments or violations.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree and minimum three years’ experience as a legal assistant or high school diploma with formal extensive paralegal training.
At least five (5) years’ experience working in the real estate law section of a mid‑size or large law firm.
Ability to process a volume of various types of real estate purchase and sale files and loan files simultaneously.
Strong organizational skills; ability to maintain up‑to‑date reports on each file indicating status and pending items.
Thorough knowledge of state and county customs and laws relating to real estate law, conveying property, title, surveying, condominium and homeowner’s association laws.
Strong computer skills; proficiency with Outlook calendar system, SoftPro or other industry‑standard real estate software.
Equal Employment Opportunity Becker is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio‑economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences. We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. As such, it is the policy of Becker to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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Description Becker is a multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and 16 offices across Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Becker is a diverse firm that prides itself on client‑focused services and exceeding client expectations. We look for professionals who share this commitment. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.
Job Details Becker is a multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and 16 offices across Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Becker is a diverse firm that prides itself on client‑focused services and exceeding client expectations. We look for professionals who share this commitment. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.
Position Summary The real estate paralegal collects, analyzes, organizes, and maintains factual information and documents in accordance with correct legal practice and procedure.
Duties General Title Company Duties
Handle a moderate volume of residential/commercial real estate closings (25‑30) from contract to closing.
Order title, lien search, survey, estoppel letters and zoning (if applicable).
Calculate and calendar critical dates and proactively request extensions.
Prepare preliminary CD/Closing Statement and interact with buyer’s lender.
Phone and email interaction with buyer, seller, agents, lenders to ensure all parties are kept up to date.
Resolve title, lien, estoppel, and survey issues; complete all processing duties so closing occurs timely.
Prepare and coordinate closing, including notifying parties of cash to close and seller proceeds, coordinate funding and disbursements, obtain lender approvals.
Balance a closing statement and incorporate lender funding “net” or “gross.”
Knowledge of industry closing software required; SoftPro preferred.
E-record and order of recording.
Issue title policies in a timely fashion.
General Representation Duties
Draft and understand residential and commercial real estate documents: purchase and sale contracts, closing statements, closing documents (deed, bill of sale, affidavits, company resolutions, etc.), loan documents (promissory note, mortgage, assignment of leases).
Due diligence activities: understand defined terms within a purchase and sale contract; prepare, calendar and monitor contract critical dates.
Order and review title commitments, lien searches, zoning reports, surveys, environmental reports and abstract leases.
General knowledge of state and county transactional real estate customs and laws; understand residential sale contracts (FAR, FAR/BAR).
Title insurance regulations and standards; review B‑I title conditions and B‑II exceptions.
Review third‑party reports and convey pertinent information to attorney and client; review surveys and point out encroachments or violations.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree and minimum three years’ experience as a legal assistant or high school diploma with formal extensive paralegal training.
At least five (5) years’ experience working in the real estate law section of a mid‑size or large law firm.
Ability to process a volume of various types of real estate purchase and sale files and loan files simultaneously.
Strong organizational skills; ability to maintain up‑to‑date reports on each file indicating status and pending items.
Thorough knowledge of state and county customs and laws relating to real estate law, conveying property, title, surveying, condominium and homeowner’s association laws.
Strong computer skills; proficiency with Outlook calendar system, SoftPro or other industry‑standard real estate software.
Equal Employment Opportunity Becker is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio‑economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences. We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. As such, it is the policy of Becker to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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