Paralegal – Corporate and Commercial Real Estate

Overview

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.

C. ("RLLaw"), a Northbrook, Illinois based law firm, is seeking a paralegal experienced in general corporate, transactional, and commercial real estate matters to join its highly collaborative law firm.

The ideal candidate must have a strong understanding of entity structure and governance, experience with the purchase and sale of businesses and commercial real estate, and the ability to work independently to support attorneys in our busy corporate and commercial real estate practice.

• Form and manage business entities, including ongoing governance and compliance matters
• Prepare a variety of corporate, transactional, and commercial real estate documents
• Prepare, update, and provide internal and client-facing status reports
• Support responsible attorneys with document preparation, correspondence, meetings, and transaction management
• Review, summarize, and organize documents in collaboration with attorneys
• Schedule, coordinate, and support closings and transactional deadlines

• Minimum of [three to five (3-5) years] of experience as a paralegal handling corporate and commercial real estate matters
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), PDF software, and document management systems
• Ability to learn and utilize advanced software programs and new technologies
• Strong understanding of business relationships and client confidentiality principles

• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to adjust to changing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong mathematical, organizational, and technological skills
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail
• Ability to consistently produce accurate, high-quality work product
• Self-starter comfortable managing multiple tasks simultaneously

RLLaw also offers flexible hours, two days’ work from home option, if desired, and legal assistant support.

RLLaw values a diverse workplace, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.