Paralegal

Overview Build a Career That Builds Your Future — with PulteGroup! Welcome to PulteGroup where we believe in building more than just homes—we believe in building inspired employees, meaningful careers, and a legacy of excellence. If you're looking for work that moves you, a team that values your ideas, and a company that brings you pride, you’ve come to the right place. As one of the nation’s largest and most respected homebuilders, PulteGroup offers opportunities to grow within a Fortune 500 company that’s consistently recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For and a certified Great Place to Work. We’re driven by the bold purpose of Building Incredible Places for People to Live Their Dreams. For over 70 years, we’ve been building more than homes—we’ve been building trust, innovation, and a culture where every team member is empowered to thrive. Join a company that champions inclusion, celebrates diversity, and supports your personal and professional journey. Headquartered in vibrant Atlanta, Georgia, and operating in over 45 markets nationwide, we’re proud to build homes through our trusted family of brands—including Innovative Construction Group, Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, American West, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Pulte Mortgage, PGP Title, Pulte Insurance Agency —all united under the PulteGroup name. Apply now and discover a career where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a lasting impact. Job Summary The Paralegal will work with inside and outside lawyers and paralegals, title companies, homeowners' associations, and operating division and corporate level personnel to help PulteGroup’s homebuilding divisions acquire and develop land and build and sell homes. This position will act as a liaison between PulteGroup’s Area General Counsel and various company personnel in order to resolve issues associated with daily business operations. This position will occasionally travel to corporate and division offices to assist with transactions, provide training, or attend company meetings. Primary Job Responsibilities Prepare land acquisition and land sale contracts and related documents (amendments, escrow agreements, easements, etc.). Prepare contract summaries. Review of title commitments, plats and surveys. Prepare title objection letters and resolution of title issues. Assist in scheduling and facilitating real estate closings. Prepare deeds, other closing documents and closing instruction letters. Review and prepare homeowners’ association documents. Maintain legal department reports. Maintain land acquisition and other files. Assist division personnel with sales and other operational issues. Handle other legal matters in support of PulteGroup’s land development and homebuilding business. Other duties as assigned. Management Responsibilities Not applicable Scope Decision Impact: Individual Department Responsibility: Single Budgetary Responsibility: No Direct Reports: No Indirect Reports: No Physical Requirements: Involves sitting, standing and/or movement, the ability to exert minimal force of up to 25 pounds to carry, lift, push, pull and otherwise move objects. Required Education/Experience Minimum High School diploma or equivalent Associates or Bachelors Degree preferred Formal paralegal certification is not required, but viewed as a plus Minimum 5 years experience as a real estate transactional paralegal. Substantial experience in the acquisition and development of land and drafting land acquisition contracts, amendments and related documents. Experience reviewing title commitments and surveys and resolving title issues. Experience drafting closing documents, coordinating and handling real estate closings. Must be able to understand transaction terms and assess issues in order to draft appropriate provisions or modify forms to suit transaction. Good general knowledge of state and federal laws relating to real estate transactions, particularly land acquisition, sales, and development. Ability to conduct legal research, including accessing relevant statutes, secretary of state records, and recorded documents. Required Skills/Knowledge Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Outlook and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat. Experience with PowerPoint a plus. Good general knowledge of state and federal laws relating to real estate transactions, particularly land acquisition, sales, and development. Ability to conduct legal research, including accessing relevant statutes, secretary of state records, and recorded documents. Positive attitude and strong work ethic. Conscientious and detail oriented. Trustworthy and dependable. Self-motivated professional. Highly resourceful and able to work independently. Team player who works well with others in a high energy and occasionally fast-paced environment. Ability to communicate clearly, with courtesy and tact, both orally and in writing. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization, including top executives and outside counsel. Ability to represent this unit of the legal department in a professional manner. Ability to take responsibility for projects and ensure completion. Highly organized, able to handle multiple assignments, and able to track and meet deadlines. Ability to assess importance of matters and determine priorities. Ability to respond and adapt to changing priorities without frustration. Accessible to divisions and corporate level personnel (this position will often be a direct point of contact for various activities or when Area General Counsel is unavailable). Ability to analyze problems and find creative solutions. PulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. If recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for this position, it will be deemed the sole property of PulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to recruiters who submit unsolicited candidates, in the event the candidate is hired by PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates as a result of the referral, without a written agreement between PulteGroup, Inc. and through any means other than via our Applicant Tracking System. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability that will enable the individual to have an equal opportunity to participate in the application process and to be considered for a job. This Organization Participates in e-Verify. Pulte Homes of Minnesota is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr