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Bishop, Dulaney, Joyner & Abner is a boutique business law firm located in the heart of SouthPark in Charlotte, NC. For more than 25 years, our attorneys and staff have delivered outstanding counsel and service to clients representing a broad array of industries. As we continue to grow to better meet the needs of the local, regional and national business communities, Bishop, Dulaney, Joyner & Abner seeks to foster a highly professional and congenial work environment where every team member is valued and collaboration across practice fields ensures the highest quality legal services to those we serve.
Current openings
Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal
Bishop, Dulaney, Joyner & Abner has immediate plans to expand the Commercial Real Estate Transactions group with the addition of a Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal.
Experience
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a commercial real estate paralegal and will be proficient in handling the following matters:
- Preparing organizational documents (articles, operating agreements, etc.)
- Obtaining foreign qualification for entities
- Preparing initial drafts of purchase and sale agreements
- Creating and maintaining transaction checklists
- Creating milestone date schedules for purchase and sale agreements
- Ordering title searches and title updates
- Reviewing and analyzing title and survey documents
- Preparing and reviewing legal descriptions
- Plotting legal descriptions
- Preparing preliminary and final title opinions for review and execution by attorneys in the firm
- Preparing title objection letters
- Drafting simple easement agreements
- Requesting and obtaining zoning letters
- Drafting and revising closing documents (deeds, title affidavits, FIRPTA, 1099)
- Drafting authorizing resolutions and certificates for complex entity structures
- Managing closing timelines
- Obtaining information needed to prepare settlement statements
- Preparing and reviewing settlement statements
- Managing closing logistics (payoffs, scheduling, etc.)
- Coordinating distribution of closing documents
- Reviewing final title policies
- Creating and managing closing binders
- Communicating regularly with clients and drafting correspondence
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Superior organizational skills
- Ability to work well under pressure and think strategically
- Excellent writing and verbal skills
- Keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritize assignments
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel