Job Description
Lead Paralegal Manager
Lead and develop a team in a high-growth legal environment. Play a key role in complex affordable housing and real estate transactions.
Our client is a nationally recognized leader in affordable housing development, known for its commitment to creating high-quality communities and delivering meaningful social impact.
Job Description
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of paralegals, ensuring high-quality work product and professional growth.
- Manage and oversee commercial real estate transactions through all phases of the deal life cycle.
- Prepare and review entity formation, governance, and corporate documentation.
- Coordinate due diligence, title, survey, and closing processes with internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitor transaction timelines, workloads, and project milestones to ensure timely execution.
- Develop and implement best practices to improve legal operations and team efficiency.
- Partner closely with legal leadership, business teams, outside counsel, and title companies.
- Prepare closing binders, signature packets, and post-closing documentation.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
- Prior experience managing, mentoring, and developing paralegals or legal support staff.
- 7+ years of commercial real estate and/or corporate paralegal experience.
- Proven ability to independently manage complex real estate transactions.
- Strong knowledge of legal processes, documentation, and due diligence requirements.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Exceptional attention to detail and document drafting abilities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with affordable housing transactions (LIHTC) preferred.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $170,000.
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
- 401K retirement plan.
Interested? Apply today.
Contact Virginia Kelleter Quote job ref JN-092026-7099581
Job summary
Sector Legal Sub Sector Paralegals / Legal Assistants - In House Industry Financial Services Where New York Contract Type Permanent Consultant name Virginia Kelleter Job Reference JN-092026-7099581Numbers & Facts
| Location | New York, New York |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $150,000–$170,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Affordable Housingunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Commercial Real Estateunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Due Diligenceunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Legal Documentsunmatched
- Legal Support Skillsunmatched
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)unmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Paralegalunmatched
- Real Estateunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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