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Senior Real Estate Paralegal - Transactions | Tampa, FL

Full-Time | Law Firm Environment | Hybrid Potential Based on Team Needs

A well-established law firm is seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal to support a high-volume transactional real estate practice in its Tampa office. This role offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated real estate and corporate transactions in a fast-paced, collaborative, and professional environment.

This position is ideal for a paralegal who enjoys owning deals from contract to closing, working directly with attorneys and clients, and being deeply involved in both real estate and corporate transactional matters.

Core Responsibilities - Real Estate (Primary Focus | ~75%)

Support attorneys on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing transactions

Coordinate real estate closings, including:

• Preparing closing checklists
• Reviewing settlement statements
• Organizing and finalizing closing sets

Draft and review:

• Deeds
• Leases
• Purchase and sale agreements
• Closing documents

Conduct and analyze:

• Title searches, title commitments, surveys, and exceptions
• Zoning reports, tax records, and property data
• Legal descriptions for boundaries, easements, and encumbrances

Perform online research related to:

• Property ownership
• Condition of title
• Potential title defects
• Act as a liaison between attorneys, clients, lenders, title companies, and outside stakeholders

Corporate & Business Transaction Support

Prepare corporate agreements and closing documents

Handle:

• Entity formations and amendments
• Foreign qualifications
• Assumed name filings

Prepare and file:

• FEIN applications
• S-corporation elections
• UCC financing statements
• Manage compliance-related filings, annual renewals, and state searches
• Communicate with governmental agencies regarding filings and records

General & Administrative Duties (~25%)

• Manage deadlines and critical dates across multiple transactions
• Time entry, scanning, document management, and correspondence
• Participate in practice group marketing initiatives
• Delegate appropriately to support staff and case clerks
• Ensure full regulatory and procedural compliance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of transactional Real Estate Paralegal experience
• Experience in a law firm, title company, or in-house legal department strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and supervised legal experience
• ABA-approved Paralegal certificate preferred

Strong command of:

• Title review
• Closings
• Due diligence
• Corporate filings
• Excellent drafting, organizational, and multitasking skills
• Professional demeanor with strong client-service orientation
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented with the ability to work independently

Additional Requirements

• Meet a billable hour requirement of 1,550 annually
• Regular, reliable attendance is essential

Why This Role Stands Out

• High-level transactional real estate work
• Exposure to both real estate and corporate transactions
• Direct attorney interaction and ownership of matters
• Stable, well-structured firm environment
• Strong long-term growth potential within the practice

Company Overview

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.

Pay:$65,000.00 - $85,000.00