Experienced paralegal sought for fast-paced, exciting work environment. This position participates as a team member in our actively growing Affordable Housing and Real Estate practice group. This team is working on some of the most cutting edge and high-profile real estate and financing transactions. A hybrid work schedule is available for this position.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It's the chance to use your knowledge to shape what's ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

We've created a dynamic, energizing environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer fast growth, connectedness and training in business as well as law. And our rigorous standards assure you are part of a diverse team of top talent at every turn.

If you're someone who's looking toward the future, we'd love to hear from you.

Location: New York City, NY

• Order and review title, survey, and title commitments and respond to title and survey comments from counterparties.
• Perform due diligence, coordinate, and implement transactions and work with team to close affordable housing transactions.
• Work with vendors to order various due diligence certificates and searches.
• Work directly with the title companies to finalize title policies for transactions.
• Use project management tools and techniques to assist with work plans, budgeting and tracking.
• Track transaction tasks and phases and communicate progress to team as issues and/or items are resolved.
• Prepare signature page packets and coordinate signatures of various deal participants.
• Assist attorneys in preparation for, and attend, closings.
• Prepare closing indices and binders and follow up on an extensive array of post-closing matters.
• Conduct research and gather information using general and legal research tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job responsibility listed above, satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Nixon Peabody retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills and abilities required.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as an affordable housing or commercial real estate paralegal with finance experience.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered. Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Working knowledge of commercial transaction experience in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing of commercial and real estate properties
• Substantial Title and Survey experience.
• Excellent, organizational, communication, analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional drafting, proof-reading, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, plan and take initiative to accomplish objectives in a timely manner with minimum supervision.
• Must be a team player while effectively and efficiently using firm resources.
• Intermediate knowledge of practice support systems, group specific software and other legal support websites.
• Intermediate knowledge of applications and electronic databases typically used within a law firm (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite, NetDocuments, County Clerk Websites, Land Max and GIS Websites).

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer: Disability / Female / Gender Identity / Minority / Sexual Orientation / Veteran.

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.

In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows: New York, NY: $79,439 to $129,040

In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to: work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications. Because such contingent compensation is not yet calculable or may be zero ($0) in some circumstances, the above-listed salary range(s) are Nixon Peabody's good faith estimate of the annual salary(ies) it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of this posting.

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