Department: Finance
About Us:Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with 750 lawyers 19 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr means joining a team of talented mentors, colleagues, and friends, supported by strong leadership that actively encourages professional growth.
We are seeking a paralegal in our Seattle office to become a key member of our nationally recognized real estate finance team representing clients in structuring, documenting, closing, servicing, and restructuring real estate loans.
This position is hybrid and offers a work schedule of 3 days a week in our Seattle office.Why Join Us?- Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm's executive leadership.
- Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.
- Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.
- Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.
Your Role: As a Paralegal within our Finance department, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Preparing documentation for closings, including organizing, proofreading, and assembling documents, coordinating and managing signature packages, and maintaining large deal files for transactions involving multiple properties.
- Drafting loan and assignment documents; assist with drafting of loan servicing memoranda.
- Conducting due diligence, including review of title commitments, surveys, UCC and other lien searches, zoning and environmental reports, and tracking related issues through resolution.
- Reviewing organizational charts and entity documents to identify relevant entities and support diligence and closing requirements (including determining appropriate search parties and signatories).
- Coordinating with title companies and other third parties in connection with title, survey, and zoning matters.
- Coordinating closing and post-closing logistics including closing binders.
- Preparing UCC Financing Statements.
- Managing online SharePoint sites. Researching industry databases, publicly available information from local governments and other sources, and applicable law.
- Independently managing discrete components of transactions under attorney supervision, including tracking diligence and closing workstreams and ensuring follow-through on open items.
- Remaining actively engaged on assigned transactions, anticipating needs and stepping in as needed to support the deal team.
What We're Looking For: - Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.
- Communication: Strong interpersonal skills and excellent technical writing skills are essential. Prompt responsiveness to meet timing expectations and communicate timing of deliverables.
- Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
- Teamwork: The ability to work independently, as well as with a team and with clients. Work collaboratively in a strong team environment.
- Technical Skills: Intermediate-level skills working with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems and time-keeping software are necessary.
Required Experience:- Minimum of 3 years prior experience as a paralegal in real estate finance or transactional finance including title and survey review.
- Demonstrated ability to track and follow through on diligence and closing items with strong attention to detail and organization.
- Intermediate level of technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (including Excel) and document management systems.
- Experience with multi-family, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and secured lending transactions involving commercial real estate commercial asset classes is highly preferable.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a strong, cohesive team.
- Experience supporting multiple concurrent transactions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to track and follow through on diligence and closing items with strong attention to detail and organization.
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