Paralegal, Finance (Title and Survey)

About Us:

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with 750 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

If you are a highly performing and detail-oriented individual who enjoys supporting lawyers with closing commercial real estate financings and are located in the Washington DC area, we would love to hear from you. You must have significant experience with title & survey review, due diligence review, negotiation of loan documents, UCC searches/filings and organizing closing documentation.

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement of 3 days a week in the office.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm's executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Paralegal within our Finance department, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating with title companies and reviewing title, survey, and zoning documents.

• Coordinating post-closing follow up to ensure compliance with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requirements.

What We're Looking For:

• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills and excellent technical writing skills, are essential. Prompt responsiveness to meet timing expectations and communicate timing of deliverables.

• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

• Teamwork: The ability to work independently, as well as with a team and with clients. Work collaboratively in a strong team environment.

• Technical Skills: Intermediate-level skills working with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems and time-keeping software are necessary.

Required Experience:

The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 3 years' commercial real estate experience with a law firm, title company, commercial lender, or other related entity. Title, plat, and survey review and experience with the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac DUS program or FHA-insured commercial mortgage loans are required. College degree preferred.

The salary range for this position is from $85,000 - $95,000, which reflects the Firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package. A summary of available benefits can be found here in the Careers section of the Firm's website.

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm's success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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