Real Estate Paralegal

Join a well-established, family-owned commercial real estate investment and development firm headquartered in Charlotte, with decades of success. Operate within a flat, highly collaborative environment, partnering directly with development managers, construction leadership, design teams, finance, ownership, and external legal counsel. Position is part of the Company’s finance and risk management team for contract administration, deadline tracking, document management, title coordination, project leases, project finance, and closing documentation. Serve as the internal liaison between business stakeholders and a long-tenured external legal team, ensuring alignment across legal and operational priorities. What They Offer You A senior-level role with meaningful authority to review contracts, assess risk, and influence how transactions are structured and executed. Direct exposure to ownership and executive leadership, with visibility into high-impact business decisions and strategic initiatives. The opportunity to operate at a high level across the organization’s contract portfolio. Why This Role Is Important Acts as a critical bridge between the development team and external legal counsel, helping the business navigate legal and commercial considerations in real time. Ensures transactions progress efficiently by reviewing contracts, advising on standard forms and provisions, and coordinating approvals and execution. Supports a wide range of real estate transactions, including leases, purchase and disposition agreements, loan documents, cross‑access agreements, easements, restrictions, and select construction contracts. Plays a key role in both production and risk management while helping protect the Company's interests across a growing portfolio of development and investment projects. Location Onsite, five days per week in the SouthPark area of Charlotte, NC. The Background That Fits 5‑10 years of experience supporting commercial real estate transactions within a law firm, commercial real estate developer, investment firm, REIT, or corporate real estate organization. Direct experience managing contracts and legal documentation related to acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, and construction projects. Strong understanding of purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan documents, easements, title commitments, surveys, entity documents, and closing documentation. Proven ability to coordinate multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and meeting critical deadlines. Experience serving as a liaison between attorneys, lenders, title companies, developers, and internal business stakeholders. Strong business acumen with the ability to assess risk, balance legal protection with deal progression, and communicate effectively with detail-oriented stakeholders. #J-18808-Ljbffr AccruePartners