Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

LHH is partnering with a highly respected Nashville-area law firm to identify an experienced Commercial Real Estate Paralegal to join its growing transactional practice. This position will support a senior commercial real estate team handling a steady volume of acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and development transactions.

Responsibilities

• Order, review, and analyze title commitments, title exceptions, vesting deeds, and related recorded documents.
• Prepare title and survey objection letters and assist in resolving title and survey issues through closing.
• Coordinate ALTA/NSPS surveys and work directly with surveyors, title companies, lenders, and opposing counsel.
• Manage due diligence, including UCC, lien, judgment, bankruptcy, and litigation searches, entity documents, and zoning and tax confirmations.
• Draft and assemble closing documents, including deeds, assignments, affidavits, settlement statements, easements, and ancillary closing documents.
• Maintain transaction checklists, closing timelines, and critical deadlines.
• Coordinate escrow instructions, funding logistics, recordings, and post-closing deliverables.
• Assist with borrower and lender-side financing transactions.
• Prepare electronic closing binders and manage final title policy delivery.
• Serve as a key point of contact for clients, title companies, lenders, and opposing counsel throughout the transaction process.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of commercial real estate paralegal experience.
• Law firm experience strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience reviewing title commitments, title exceptions, and ALTA/NSPS surveys.
• Strong understanding of commercial real estate closings, title insurance, escrow procedures, recording requirements, and post-closing administration.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple active transactions simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and document management systems.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Tennessee Notary Public commission or willingness to obtain one.
• Experience handling multi-state commercial real estate transactions.
• Experience with construction loan closings and development projects.
• Familiarity with title and closing platforms such as SoftPro, Resware, or similar systems.
• Paralegal certificate and/or NALA/NFPA certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer contribution.
• Generous paid time off and paid firm holidays.
• Hybrid work flexibility available.
• Continuing education and professional development support.
• Professional dues, certifications, and notary expenses covered by the firm.

If you are an experienced commercial real estate paralegal seeking a collaborative team environment with sophisticated transactional work and long-term growth potential, we encourage you to apply.

Pay Details: $100,000.00 to $110,000.00 per year

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