Land Use, Zoning, and Real Estate office is seeking a Paralegal with strong Land Use, Real Estate, and Transactional experience to join our team for a full-time position.
The ideal candidate must be able to hit the ground running and have experience in the following areas:
Land Use and Zoning:
- Prepare zoning applications and public notices.
- Communicating with various local building and zoning departments, and state agencies.
- Gathering plans and hearing materials from Engineers and Architects. Scheduling of meetings, preparation of meeting materials to meet hearing deadlines.
Real Estate:
- Organizing and coordinating real estate closings, preparing closing checklists and timelines, preparing and coordinating loan documentation, clearing title , resolving title defects.
- Reviewing contracts and preparing amendments to same, order/review title searches, order/review surveys.
- Reviewing mortgage commitments and gathering the documents necessary to satisfy lender requirements.
- Deed preparation and recordings.
Transactional
- Experience drafting contracts.
- Forming LLC’s and Operating agreements and resolutions
- Preparing hearing/trial binders and exhibits.
- Drafting engagement letters and other correspondences.
- Manage attorney’s daily calendar of appointments, meetings and conferences.
- Oversee and communicate internal and client due dates to meet important deadlines.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years Land Use and/or Real Estate experience
- Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate
- Detail Oriented
- Highly organized, resourceful and reliable
Interested candidates email resume and cover letter.
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
*Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Remote interview process
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Paralegal: 3 years (Required)
- Microsoft Office: 3 years (Required)
Language:
Ability to Relocate:
- Westwood, NJ 07675: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person