Real Estate Paralegal

LHH is working with a law firm to seek a Real Estate Paralegal to join their team in either Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach. The ideal candidate will have substantial real estate experience, strong title and survey review skills, and the ability to manage multiple purchase, sale, and loan transactions simultaneously. Key Responsibilities * Manage residential real estate closings from contract through closing, including coordinating a moderate volume of approximately 25-30 transactions. * Order title searches, lien searches, surveys, estoppel letters, zoning reports, and other necessary due diligence materials. * Calculate, calendar, and monitor contractual deadlines, proactively requesting extensions when necessary. * Prepare preliminary closing disclosures and settlement statements, coordinate with lenders, and ensure all parties remain informed throughout the transaction. * Coordinate closing logistics, including cash-to-close calculations, seller proceeds, lender approvals, funding, disbursements, and recording. * Balance closing statements, understand lender funding requirements, and ensure title policies are issued promptly. * Prepare and coordinate electronic recording and confirm the proper order of recording. * Draft, review, and interpret purchase and sale agreements, deeds, bills of sale, affidavits, corporate resolutions, promissory notes, mortgages, assignments of leases, and other transaction documents. * Review purchase and sale contracts, identify defined terms, and monitor critical contractual dates. * Order and review title commitments, lien searches, zoning reports, surveys, environmental reports, and other due diligence materials. * Review and abstract leases and communicate relevant findings to attorneys and clients. * Maintain accurate file status reports and ensure all outstanding items are addressed before closing. * Analyze title commitments, title conditions, and exceptions to identify potential issues affecting property ownership or use. * Review title commitments and surveys to identify encroachments, violations, easements, and other potential concerns. * Clear title, lien, estoppel, and survey issues and communicate findings and recommended next steps to the attorney. * Review third-party reports and summarize pertinent information for attorneys and clients. * Apply knowledge of title insurance standards, real estate documentation, and applicable state and county requirements. * Work with residential purchase and sale agreements, including FAR and FAR/BAR contracts. Qualifications * At least five years of real estate law experience within a mid-sized or large law firm. * Experience managing multiple real estate purchase, sale, and loan transactions simultaneously. * Strong understanding of real estate transactions, title insurance, title commitments, surveys, and property conveyance. * Ability to review and analyze title surveys, identify issues, and clearly communicate findings to * Experience with SoftPro or other industry-standard real estate closing software is preferred.