Real Estate Paralegal

Job Description

Deraaff Capital and Raven3 Home Buyers is a dynamic and rapidly growing real estate investment company specializing in acquiring multifamily and single-family properties in the vibrant Hudson Valley region. Our mission is to identify, acquire, and manage high-potential real estate assets, maximizing returns for our investors while contributing positively to the communities we serve. We are looking for a professional that is hungry and willing to do whatever it takes to get a deal done. Our deal flow is about 80-100 transactions a year and we specialize in houses, multifamily, manufactured housing, and hospitality. We are looking for someone who truly loves real estate and wants to grow with a company that has an immense amount of upside. Compensation:

$75,000Responsibilities:

Assist lawyers in preparing legal documentation, pleadings, and correspondence including correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits

Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings

Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers

Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed

Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems

Assist with ordering title insurance, clearing title encumbrances, reviewing title reports, surveys, and documents of record.

Prepare, monitor, and track closing documents, closing checklists, deeds, and transfer tax returns.

Coordinate and organize signature pages in preparation for closings.

Assist with closings, including attendance at closings and post-closing matters.

Create limited liability companies, including preparation of formation documents, ordering searches, UCC filings, and overseeing all filing requirements.

Other responsibilities as they may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications:

Must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired

3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting

Completion of a nationally-accredited paralegal program strongly preferred

Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Real estate/law paralegal or Admin experience

About Company

Raven3 Home Buyers and Deraaff Capital are a Westchester County-based real estate investment firm specializing in executing value-added and opportunistic strategies. An owner, operator, and developer of residential and commercial real estate, the firm actively acquires and manages investments in the Hudson Valley.