Corporate Paralegal

Title: Corporate Paralegal

Location: Midtown Manhattan

Compensation: $90K-$120K base + bonus

This is a newly created position that will report directly to the General Counsel of a leading commercial real estate lending and loan servicing company.

Responsibilities:

Entity Management & Corporate Governance

• Oversee entity formations, registrations, restructurings, maintenance, and dissolutions across multiple jurisdictions; maintain accurate entity databases and organizational charts


• Prepare and update governing documents, amendments, resolutions, consents, officer records, signature authorities, minute books, and ownership ledgers

General Legal Support

• Maintain contract records and track renewal, expiration, and termination dates for commercial agreements, NDAs, and vendor engagements


• Track litigation matters, deadlines, and outside counsel updates; prepare status reports for relevant stakeholders


• Coordinate document collection and production for subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and audit requests

Legal Operations & Matter Management

• Manage matter intake and tracking, including assignments, status updates, key contacts, deadlines, and follow-up actions


• Maintain legal calendars for transaction milestones, contractual obligations, renewals, and filing deadlines, escalating potential delays


• Organize the legal document management system to ensure efficient access to executed agreements, closing records, and supporting materials


• Coordinate signature collection, notarization, document distribution, and closing checklist completion across internal teams and external parties


• Oversee outside counsel administration, including engagement letters, billing guidelines, invoice review, accruals, and payment coordination


• Develop standardized templates, checklists, and workflows to improve efficiency as transaction volume grows

Transaction & Financing Support

• Support real estate financings, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures alongside internal and external counsel


• Coordinate lien, litigation, judgment, bankruptcy, and UCC searches; prepare and file financing statements, amendments, and terminations


• Review title commitments, surveys, and organizational exceptions, tracking outstanding requirements through closing


• Compile closing records and verify receipt of required filings, recorded documents, and original agreements

Qualifications:

• 1-5 years of paralegal experience either in-house or at a law firm