Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

LHH is partnering with a highly respected Nashville-area law firm to identify an experienced Commercial Real Estate Paralegal to join its growing transactional practice. This position will support a senior commercial real estate team handling a steady volume of acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and development transactions.

Responsibilities

• Order, review, and analyze title commitments, title exceptions, vesting deeds, and related recorded documents.

• Prepare title and survey objection letters and assist in resolving title and survey issues through closing.

• Coordinate ALTA/NSPS surveys and work directly with surveyors, title companies, lenders, and opposing counsel.

• Manage due diligence, including UCC, lien, judgment, bankruptcy, and litigation searches, entity documents, and zoning and tax confirmations.

• Draft and assemble closing documents, including deeds, assignments, affidavits, settlement statements, easements, and ancillary closing documents.

• Maintain transaction checklists, closing timelines, and critical deadlines.

• Coordinate escrow instructions, funding logistics, recordings, and post-closing deliverables.

• Assist with borrower and lender-side financing transactions.

• Prepare electronic closing binders and manage final title policy delivery.

• Serve as a key point of contact for clients, title companies, lenders, and opposing counsel throughout the transaction process.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of commercial real estate paralegal experience.

• Law firm experience strongly preferred.

• Extensive experience reviewing title commitments, title exceptions, and ALTA/NSPS surveys.

• Strong understanding of commercial real estate closings, title insurance, escrow procedures, recording requirements, and post-closing administration.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple active transactions simultaneously.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and document management systems.

• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Tennessee Notary Public commission or willingness to obtain one.

• Experience handling multi-state commercial real estate transactions.

• Experience with construction loan closings and development projects.

• Familiarity with title and closing platforms such as SoftPro, Resware, or similar systems.

• Paralegal certificate and/or NALA/NFPA certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Annual bonus

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) with employer contribution.

• Generous paid time off and paid firm holidays.

• Hybrid work flexibility available.

• Continuing education and professional development support.

• Professional dues, certifications, and notary expenses covered by the firm.

If you are an experienced commercial real estate paralegal seeking a collaborative team environment with sophisticated transactional work and long-term growth potential, we encourage you to apply.

Pay Details: $100,000.00 to $110,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Richard Harley

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