Paralegal - Real Estate

TDS Telecommunications LLC is seeking a detail-oriented Real Estate Paralegal to join their team. This role involves drafting, reviewing, and coordinating legal documents for high-volume real estate transactions, ensuring legal integrity and timely execution while supporting the legal department's efforts to manage the real estate portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and revise a variety of real estate legal documents, including leases, lease amendments, easements, license agreements, access and utility agreements, memorandums of leases, option agreements, and asset purchase agreements
• Manage end-to-end real estate transactions, including coordinating due diligence, collecting and reviewing documents, preparing closing documents, and facilitating execution and recording of documents
• Review and summarize title reports, surveys, and legal descriptions for accuracy and compliance with transaction requirements
• Maintain, track, and update legal records, critical dates, document versions, and real estate databases to ensure ongoing compliance and efficiency
• Coordinate across departments (Legal, Asset Management, Sales, Operations, Finance) to meet transaction timelines and resolve issues
• Serve as a liaison with vendors to manage transaction workflows and ensure proper documentation and filing
• Assist with document management, e-filing, and administrative tasks
• Contribute to special legal projects and process improvements initiated by the legal team

Skills

• Associate's degree (or higher) OR 2+ years professional experience
• 1+ year(s) of experience as a real estate legal professional in a real estate law firm or corporate legal department
• Proven experience handling high-volume, deadline-driven real estate transactions
• Experience drafting legal real estate documents including but not limited to NDSa, SNDAs, MOLs, Site License Agreements related to Master Lease Agreements, and amendments to legal agreements
• Strong knowledge of real estate transactional processes, including title and survey review, lease negotiations, and closing coordination
• High proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Familiarity with real estate management systems (e.g., NexsyOne, Site Tracker, SiteVizion or equivalent) is a plus
• Experience with document management platforms preferred
• Experience at a tower company or national carrier preferred

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Generous Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
• Seven Paid National Holidays & One Floating Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs
• Commuter Program Benefit
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Education Assistance
• Paid Volunteer Time

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