Paralegal - Real Estate

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Assist and provide a range of legal administrative support to the real estate attorney(s) in the Legal Department, and, on a “as-needed” basis, to other attorneys and staff in the Legal Department, with primary responsibility for Catholic Health (CH) commercial real estate matters, including leases, licenses and sessional agreements, acquisitions, and yearly property tax exemption filings with the various Long Island counties, towns, and villages. 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Support for real estate attorney(s), including but not limited to:

• Prepare for attorney review correspondence, leases, subleases, license agreements, session agreements, deeds, legal descriptions of property, basic construction agreements and other real property-related documents.
• Order and review external Fair Market Value appraisals, rental study reports and internal financial analysis to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance. Order title, inspections and appraisals.
•  Review of title searches, surveys, and other transaction documents.
• Coordination and preparing documents for closings; attending closings with attorney.
• CH has an extensive portfolio of leases, licenses and session agreements that are administered by an external firm, Colliers, and the Colliers database system also includes all CH-owned properties; the paralegal will receive training from Colliers and access to the database system and will be expected to generate data reports on leases and CH-owned properties as requested by the attorney and CH Facilities unit.
• The paralegal will be responsible for transmitting all leases, subleases and licenses to Colliers following execution of agreements so that payment and collection of same is properly tracked.
• Prepare for attorney review and file annual real property tax exemption forms for CH-owned real estate.
• Compile for attorney review and file IDA Reporting information annually in connection with CH leases with IDA benefits.
• Maintain, track, organize, and file official legal documents in CH database, including all leases, licenses and session agreements, construction agreements, FMV Reports, correspondence, research and other documents.
• The paralegal will liaise with the medical group and facilities unit to obtain data necessary to prepare license and session agreements.
• Prepare for attorney review PowerPoint slides that summarize key lease and license terms in connection with corporate governance approval process.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

            Education:       Bachelor degree, Associate degree and certificate program in paralegal studies.

            Skills:  Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; detail-oriented and able to work independently; exceptional organizational and verbal and written communication skills; strong understanding of commercial real estate transactions, in particular, leasing transactions, title, acquisitions, dispositions; ability to review, organize and track real estate files; proactive work ethic and team mentality. Must be able to work in a high-paced environment handling multiple tasks at the same time; and must maintain confidentiality of legal and business information at all times.

            Experience:     Knowledge of real estate legal terminology and experience in preparing drafts of lease agreements and other real- property related documents. Real estate transactional experience either in a law firm or in-house setting for at least three (3) years.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.