Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal

The Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal is a valued member of our preeminent real estate practice and will service a wide range of transactions and support real estate lawyers across our U.S. offices.

Our global real estate group is renowned for first-class legal skills and market knowledge. An integrated cross-border group we bring client-focused innovation to bear in pioneering new deal structures and in delivering legal services.

This position has a billable requirement of 1650 hours per year and will be located in one of our West Coast offices - Los Angeles or San Francisco.

The positions primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct National Commercial Title and ALTA/Boundary survey review and analysis;

• Obtain owner/loan title policies with required endorsements;

• Obtain and review zoning reports along with Certificates of Occupancy zoning Letters and violation searches;

• Prepare applications for permits;

• Obtain and review permits and local government codes/ordinances;

• Prepare and manage closing checklists;

• Prepare transactional conveyancing and closing documents;

• Perform UCC searches and conduct analysis;

• Prepare corporate formation operating documents and organizational charts;

• Due diligence review and organization;

• File and project organization;

• Meet the minimum requirement of 1650 annual billable hours;

• All members of the firm are encouraged to participate in our firms global Responsible Business program;

• Work on other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong written and oral communication skills;

• Comfortable conducting internet-based research with excellent analytical skills;

• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills;

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with or without direct supervision;

• Sound judgment in decision-making high integrity and utmost respect for confidentiality;

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Suite (including Excel) and other computer skills;

• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects and multiple streams of work;

• Flexibility to work additional hours as needed and a willingness to travel.

EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Five (5) years of direct professional experience.

• Bachelors degree required or equivalent combination of education and work experience;

• Paralegal certificate and large law firm experience is desirable.

Core hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. including one hour for lunch with overtime as required.

The annualized salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $124500 to $163500 and San Franciso is $140000 to $183500 depending on the candidates overall experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary addition full time employees as well as some part time employees will be eligible for the firms fringe benefits as they currently exists.

This job description sets forth the responsibilities of this position and may be changed from time to time as shall be determined.

Hogan Lovells is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information protected Veteran status or other factors protected by law.

Hogan Lovells complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact our Benefits Department at