Paralegal - Affordable Housing & Real Estate

Experienced Paralegal sought for fast-paced, exciting work environment. This position participates as a team member in our actively growing Affordable Housing practice. This team is working on some of the most cutting edge and high-profile affordable housing transactions in the market. The ideal candidate will provide critical support to attorneys in all phases of real estate transactions. This role is ideal for a candidate with substantial real estate experience who is ready to take on more complex assignments and collaborate directly with clients, title companies, and counterparties. 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, NYReview title documents, surveys, and title commitments, prepare title, survey objection letters, and respond to title and survey comments from counterparties.Perform due diligence, coordinate, and implement transactions and work with the team to close affordable housing transactions.Work with vendors to order various due diligence items, including litigation, UCC and bankruptcy searches and review and prepare summary reports.Work directly with title companies and surveyors to resolve issues and 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 the team as issues and/or items are resolved.Prepare signature page packets and coordinate signatures of and execution by various deal participants.Assist attorneys with closing logistics and preparation for closings, including managing checklists and assembling documents.Prepare closing indices and binders and handling all aspects the post-closing process.Conduct research and gather information using general and legal research tools.Perform other responsibilities as client needs dictate.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.