Real Estate Senior Legal Assistant

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Practice Support
1 Opening
New York
Job Number: 2023
The Practice Support Services Department of Arnold & Porter has a Senior Legal Assistant opening supporting the Real Estate Practice Group in the New York office.
The Senior Legal Assistant will provide high level support to the Real Estate Practice Group under direct supervision of the project supervisor attorneys and specialists.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Assisting attorneys to prepare, review and organize loan documents, titles, surveys and zoning due diligence materials in anticipation of closings; handling post-closing matters including closing binder preparation, and transmittals and recordation of loan documents.
Attending conference calls and meetings regarding deal progress.
Reviewing and analyzing title commitments, pro-formas, policies, underlying documents; preparing title objection letters.
Negotiating and clearing titles.
Ordering, organizing and reviewing zoning reports, lien searches, title reports, surveys and zoning materials, environmental reports and property reports on data site.
Reviewing and analyzing surveys, licenses, permits, service contracts.
Reviewing, researching and analyzing zoning reports/issues and zoning materials, environmental reports and engineering reports.
Drafting and reviewing mortgages, notes, loan documents, deeds, assignments; preparing payoffs and termination documents, UCC’s, estoppels, tax forms, affidavits, leases and ground leases.
Preparing abstracts of leases, mortgages, zoning materials, property condition reports, environmental reports, CCR’s and REA’s.
Training junior legal assistants.
Reviewing and preparing corporate formation documents.
Managing due diligence materials; downloading and uploading material to/from data sites.
Preparing closing binders, transmittal letters, recording schedules.
Indexing and organizing files for off-site and on-site storage.
Assisting with department projects and performing other administrative work-related duties as needed.
Drafting correspondence, proofreading documents and conducting various computer searches or research on client databases or firm resources.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A minimum of a high school diploma, with a four-year college degree strongly preferred.
Minimum of three years of Real Estate legal assistant experience.
Experience in Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent academic record.
Flexibility to travel, as necessary.
Strong team player skills.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Strong problem solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
Possess reliability, dependability and motivation.
Excellent organization and communications skills, both oral and written.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while exhibiting a strong attention to detail.
Ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously.
Exceptional client service, both internal and external.
Flexibility to work additional hours, as necessary.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, school transcript and a short writing sample for consideration.
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