Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Real Estate
Location: Clayton, MO
Type: Direct Hire | Onsite Monday–Friday
Salary: $70,000–$90,000 annually
Our client, one of the fastest-growing and best-known law firms in St. Louis, is seeking an experienced Real Estate Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join its dynamic commercial real estate practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and supporting complex transactions from contract to closing.
In this role, you will support attorneys with a high volume of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, and redevelopment projects. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and confident managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and discretion.
Responsibilities
• Assist attorneys with all phases of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, and redevelopment.
• Order, review, and analyze title commitments, surveys, and exception documents; help identify and resolve title and survey issues with title companies, surveyors, and attorneys.
• Draft, revise, amend, and organize real estate documents, including purchase and sale agreements, easements, reciprocal easement and operating agreements, covenants, declarations, closing checklists, LLC operating agreements, partnership agreements, deeds, FIRPTAs, affidavits, resolutions, consents, assignment and assumption agreements, leases, amendments, estoppel certificates, SNDAs, and closing binders.
• Coordinate due diligence by collecting, organizing, and reviewing property and closing documents.
• Work closely with attorneys, clients, lenders, title companies, brokers, and vendors to coordinate closings and support post-closing follow-up.
• Maintain document tracking, database organization, file management, and drafting/formatting support, including use of firm-provided AI tools.
• Respond to client inquiries and provide timely updates throughout the transaction process.
Qualifications
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a real estate assistant or paralegal, preferably in a law firm or in-house legal department supporting commercial real estate transactions.
• Experience with title and survey review, lease abstraction, lease and amendment preparation, easement agreements, and closing documents.
• Strong understanding of commercial real estate transaction workflows, including leasing, financing, development, and redevelopment.
• Knowledge of regional shopping centers, REAs, and anchor tenants is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with legal or real estate software tools, including AI applications and time tracking/time entry systems, is preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Professionalism, discretion, and a commitment to confidentiality and ethical standards.
Why Apply
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
• Opportunity to join a respected and highly successful law firm.
• Work in a collaborative office culture with a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
• Be part of a top workplace in the St. Louis area.
