Real Estate Paralegal

Real Estate Paralegal

Seattle, WA (hybrid)

Pay: $89,000-$110,000

LHH is working with a well-established law firm is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Real Estate Paralegal to join its Real Estate and Land Use team. This role supports both transactional and litigation matters and requires strong organizational skills, a solid understanding of real estate law, and the ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Transactional Support

• Draft, review, and organize real estate documents such as contracts, purchase agreements, leases, and closing materials
• Conduct title searches and review title commitments and property surveys
• Serve as liaison between clients, title companies, lenders, and other parties involved in transactions
• Coordinate due diligence, including lien and property record searches
• Manage escrow instructions, track critical dates, and prepare closing binders

Litigation Support

• Assist attorneys with real estate and land use litigation, including disputes involving easements, covenants, boundaries, quiet title actions, and earnest money
• Prepare pleadings, discovery requests, subpoenas, and related legal documents
• Organize case files and exhibits for depositions, hearings, and trial
• Schedule and coordinate depositions, court appearances, and client communications
• Monitor litigation calendars and ensure timely court filings

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of real estate transactions and litigation procedures
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in document preparation
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and research skills to identify issues in complex legal documents
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for professional interaction with attorneys, clients, and third parties

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a litigation paralegal, preferably within Washington State

Minimum 3 years of experience supporting real estate matters

Benefits

• 401(k) Upon eligibility to the firms 401(k) plan, the firm will contribute 3% of your compensation
• regardless of any amounts you chose to contribute
• Dental- 100% paid, vision covered under the medical (100% paid), and health insurance - 100% paid
• 60% coverage for dependents (M/D/V)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off, including sick leave and parental leave - 21 days of PTO
• On-site gym access
• Discretionary annual profit sharing
• Professional development and advancement opportunities

You will be eligible for our medical/vision, dental, life, AD&D, and long-term disability plans the first of the month following your date of hire

Commuter info: If you use public transportation, beginning on your first day of employment you will receive an ORCA transit card.

40-hour work week anything worked over 40 hours is paid at 1.5X

PTO info:

Sick time is accrued and used as part of the PTO accrual. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 40-hour week will accrue at a rate to a maximum of 136 hours per year. We do let new hires take PTO they have not yet accrued within the first year of their employment. After a full year, we expect the PTO balance to be positive or 0 by the end of that calendar year. Office hours are typically 8am-5pm with a one hour unpaid lunch, that can vary a half hour in either direction. We are paid semi-monthly, on the 15th and the end of the month. If a new hire has pre-planned time off, it is always helpful to know before they start so we can arrange in advance.

• Commencing on an employees five-year anniversary date of hire employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 40-hour week will accrue at a rate to a maximum of 176 hours per year.
• Commencing on an employees ten-year anniversary date of hire employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 40-hour week will accrue at a rate to a maximum of 216 hours per year.
• Commencing on an employees twenty-year anniversary date of hire, who are regularly scheduled to work a 40-hour week will accrue at a rate to a maximum of 256 hours per year.

Paid Time Off (PTO) Accrual Rates:

• 0-3 years: 3.2 weeks/year
• 3-5 years: 4.4 weeks/year
• 5-10 years: 5.4 weeks/year
• 10+ years: 6.4 weeks/year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

The California Fair Chance Act

Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $89,000.00 to $110,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www-uat.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.