Senior Paralegal

About Real Capital Solutions

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Real Capital Solutions is a highly entrepreneurial real estate investment company pairing active capital with an emphasis on street level solutions. As an active investment management company that sources investment deals in value-add, opportunistic and high barrier to entry markets. RCS is solutions oriented real estate company that focuses on acquisitions, development and management for highly complex and structured real estate opportunities. RCS has 40 years of operational and real estate expertise with returns that are in the top 5% of private equity real estate firms in the US.

Real Capital Solutions (RCS) is a rapidly growing private equity owner/operator of real estate with over 55 employees, located in Louisville, CO. RCS, through its affiliates, owns a portfolio of properties valued at over $2.4 billion, with plans to acquire a minimum of an additional $1 billion of new assets over the next few years. RCS properties are located nationally. The key to the firm's success has been a thorough understanding of the dynamics that affect the real estate cycle.

About the role

• The Senior Paralegal will assist in-house attorneys with (i) complex commercial, industrial, and multi-family real estate transactions from contract through due diligence, financing and closing and (ii) leasing matters such as lease amendments, abstracts, estoppel certificates and SNDAs. Both local and national experience is desired. Candidates must be organized and can work independently, follow through on multiple projects and ensure deadlines are met.

What you'll do

• High level review of title commitments and surveys, preparation of title/survey objection letters and interface directly with title companies and surveyors to resolve any issues or discrepancies.
• Review purchase and sale agreements, prepare critical dates memoranda and calendar follow-up Coordinate and review due diligence for a variety of transactions, including, acquisitions, dispositions, and financing
• Preparation of lease amendments, abstracts, estoppels, and subordination agreements
• Review and revise license agreements, access agreements, broker listing and property management agreements, AIA and service contracts
• Prepare and file a variety of transactional documents, including deeds, assignments, UCC financing statements/releases, lien releases, etc.
• Draft closing instructions letters and coordinate closings on a variety of transactions
• Must work closely with escrow and title agents, lender representatives, and management companies and tenants
• Follow-up on post-closing issues, including obtaining final owner's title policies
• Prepare closing binders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred
• 8+ years of commercial real estate experience, preferably in a large law firm setting, an in-house real estate firm legal department or a title company
• Very high level of expertise with commercial title and survey review and interaction with title agents
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite (with heavy emphasis on Word and Excel)
• Advanced communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong work ethic and ability to self-start
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments while delivering consistent, quality work-products to both attorneys and clients
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed
• Ability to work well with title/escrow agents
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to interpret information from a variety of sources and create consistent, accurate, and useful documents.