Paralegal, Corporate

Peterson Companies

As one of the region’s largest privately-owned real estate developers, Peterson Companies has been consistently delivering some of the area’s most exciting destinations for more than 50 years. With a portfolio that includes National Harbor, Downtown Silver Spring, Fair Lakes, and Fairfax Corner, we continually strive to enhance the local community. We develop vibrant properties, and entire neighborhoods, that bring people together.

Who You Are:

You enjoy working for a company that has an active culture with excellent perks that foster work life balance. You are passionate about delivering world class customer service and fostering an environment of respect and inclusivity. You enjoy engaging with a team to deliver results and meet deadlines, but are also capable of independent work product delivery. You approach challenges with a positive attitude and tactful communication. 

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Virginia Notary, or willingness to become one
• At least 3 years of paralegal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department with a general background in real estate, and significant experience in at least one area integral to real estate such as acquisitions and sales, settlements, or corporate matters;
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Word, and Adobe Acrobat;
• Strong reporting, research, analytical, organizational, problem solving, interpersonal, time-management and communication skills;
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and work within deadlines;
• Ability to work independently and work in a team environment;
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment;
• Highest levels of integrity, professionalism, work ethic, dependability and maintenance of confidentiality.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general paralegal and administrative support to the Legal Department, as well as the Development, Residential, Commercial, Retail, Property Management, Tax, and Finance teams;
• Provide general paralegal and administrative support to the Company, including coordinating execution of documents, notarization;
• Prepare and manage checklists;
• Review Contracts, calendar deadlines and prepare contract summaries;
• Review title commitments, title exception documents, surveys, and participate in other due diligence review for real estate acquisitions;
• Prepare/coordinate closing documents for commercial and residential closings, including Deeds, Instruction Letters, and title company documents;
• Organize/coordinate closing process from start to finish, including tracking post-closing matters and preparation of closing binders;
• Prepare documents and coordinate process and documentation for 1031 exchange transactions;
• Prepare wide variety of legal documents, including, license agreements, purchase and service agreements, promissory notes, deeds, residential and office leases, amendments to contracts and leases, etc.;
• Prepare and file corporate documents for corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships in various jurisdictions, including formation, amendments and terminations;
• Maintain corporate entities (including filing annual reports, preparation and coordination of execution of resolutions, certification letters, amendments to organizational documents, etc.)
• Support the Finance Department throughout the commercial loan transaction process, including, preparation of organizational documents, organizational charts, coordination of title/survey and other checklist items
• Work with title companies, surveyors, outside counsel and other real estate professionals; and
• Respond to requests from principals of company.

Peterson Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.