Real Estate Paralegal

Description:

Weyerhaeuser is seeking a highly motivated Real Estate Paralegal to support one of the largest private land owners in the United States in managing real estate transactions and strategic land assets across the country.

You will serve as a valuable member of Weyerhaeuser's Law and Procurement Department, supporting the Timberlands and Strategic Land Solutions organizations, and you will report to the Senior Legal Counsel/Transaction Team Manager. We are a group of attorneys, paralegals, and land title technicians that value professionalism, continuous improvement, and mutual support. We take pride in helping our businesses achieve their objectives while managing risk and maintaining high standards of service.

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel/Transaction Team Manager, you will play a key role in the acquisition, disposition, and management, of real property assets, partnering with attorneys, business leaders, and external service providers to execute transactions from initiation through closing. You will have the opportunity to support large, landscape-scale acquisitions and dispositions, but you will primarily manage a steady stream of small to mid-size transactions with business partners across the country.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative team player, proactive problem solver, and strong project manager who combines attention to detail with sound judgment, business acumen, and the ability to identify practical solutions to complex issues.

We welcome applications from experienced paralegals and other legal professionals, including attorneys seeking a transaction-focused role with significant responsibility and direct business engagement. This is a non-attorney position; the role does not involve the practice of law or the provision of legal advice.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, review, and prepare transactional documents for real estate matters, including land sales, land acquisitions, and easements
• Serve as transaction manager for assigned matters, coordinating internal stakeholders and external parties through all phases of the transaction lifecycle
• Review and analyze title commitments, surveys, legal descriptions, title exceptions, and encumbrances; identify risks and prepare title objections and curative requests
• Support due diligence efforts, including review of title, survey, environmental, access, mineral, easement, and other real property matters
• Prepare documents for execution by corporate officers and manage execution of closing documents by the appropriate business leaders, maintaining current knowledge of notarial and recording requirements across multiple states
• Pursue post-closing corrective matters and resolve outstanding issues
• Design, organize, and maintain electronic files and data sites, including those housing due diligence documentation
• Identify process improvement opportunities and support implementation of technology and automation solutions that improve transaction efficiency

Qualifications:

Required

• Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Paralegal Certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience supporting real estate transactions in a law firm, title company, corporate legal department, or similar environment
• Ability to coordinate and administer multiple real estate transactions from initiation through closing with limited supervision, escalating novel or higher-risk issues appropriately
• Ability to review and draft transactional documents, and to support negotiations under attorney direction
• Ability to analyze legal descriptions and title matters
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify, assess, and communicate legal and business risks

• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with electronic document management systems, data rooms, or transaction management platforms
• Ability to work confidently with outside counsel and other service providers

• Self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team

Preferred

• Paralegal certificate, bar association accreditation, or JD
• Corporate transactional and title work experience
• Experience with timberlands, conservation, natural resource, energy, infrastructure, or large-scale land transactions
• Demonstrated use of technology and process improvement to increase efficiency and accuracy

About Weyerhaeuser

At Weyerhaeuser, we are the world's premier timber, land, and forest products company. Sustainability is the founding concept of our business, and our values drive every decision to ensure we continue to lead the forestry industry in sustainability practices. And we know about sustainability – we led it in the forestry industry when we planted our first seedling by hand in 1938. We recognize that our success is dependent on the success of our people. For over 100 years, our Weyerhaeuser team has been making a difference in the world – from the seedlings we plant, to the forests and trees we nurture, we ensure every acre is managed with diligence, patience and pride. That's the Weyerhaeuser way.

What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting an hourly range of $33.36 - $59.62 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash incentive targeting 5%-7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us! If you believe in the same core values that we do - safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion – then we believe Weyerhaeuser will be an incredible place for you to develop and grow your career.

Attention Internal Applicants: To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.

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