Real Estate Paralegal

Indianapolis, IN

Bring your experience in land use, real estate transactions, due diligence, real estate closing documents, as a paralegal, etc and join a dynamic legal team at our client where you'll take ownership of real estate transactions across multiple markets.

Highlights:

• Rocketship: Company grew 10x since 2020 and is now the largest residential community developer in the USA.
• Small Company Feel: Indy office is less than 15 people with a very tight and collaborative culture
• Direct Access: Work directly with one attorney and one client across multiple projects.
• Predictable, Low-Pressure: Stable workflow + no billable hour requirements!

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the process the contracting, entitlement, and closing of real estate and land acquisitions.
• Responsible for procurement of information and documentation for due diligence reviews, including title, zoning, permitting, and other entitlements.
• Responsible for initial drafting and organizing of transactional documents for real estate closings.

Responsibilities:

• Review and confirm legal descriptions of property based on third-party title work
• Work with municipalities, governmental agencies, and outside consultants in obtaining key due diligence information and documentation for acquisition targets
• Manage communication, document execution and workflow for closings of company acquisitions
• Review and confirm closing statements, including tax prorations and other fees/charges
• Facilitate communication between company, seller’s counsel, and closing counsel/settlement agent
• Coordinate acquisition file management, involving coordinating all aspects of an acquisition and ensuring appropriate steps are taken in a timely fashion
• Assist in drafting of purchase and sale agreements, assignments, development management agreements, amendments thereto, deeds and affidavits, and create closing checklists for all real estate deals
• Calculate legal deadlines and filing documents as required
• Ensure the Region adheres to due diligence calendars and eliminate schedule conflicts
• Review title reports and exception documents
• Review certificates of insurance to confirm appropriate coverage and policy amounts
• Draft and sign legal correspondence that is informative in nature but does not include legal opinion or advice
• Prepare requests for funding of acquisitions and monitor financial transactions
• Prepare closing instruction letters, closing documents and binders, review title policies and work with title companies regarding any policy issues

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of Real Estate transactional experience
• 2+ years of experience with either (a) land use/zoning or (b) construction and procurement law
• Understanding of land entitlement processes and procedures is highly preferred
• Ability to perform legal research, fact gathering, and information retrieval both via traditional systems such as libraries and computer-based research
• Highly organized and able to track an acquisition from initial contact through closing.
• While paralegal experience and/or certification is not required, such a skill set would be useful for this position
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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