Real Estate Legal Assistant

Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a sophisticated real estate practice supporting complex commercial real estate transactions.
• Work closely with attorneys on meaningful deals in a role that offers strong exposure and real ownership.
• Be part of a collaborative team that values initiative, professionalism, and high-quality execution.
• Grow your career in a stable, full-time on-site role with strong long-term upside.

Location: This is a full-time, 100% on-site opportunity in Chicago, Illinois, ideal for someone who wants to work closely with attorneys and be fully integrated into a high-performing office team.

Note: Candidates must have real estate legal assistant experience. Commercial real estate experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a collaborative legal team that supports sophisticated real estate matters and values strong relationships, high-quality work, and professional growth. We are looking for someone resourceful, proactive, and dependable who takes pride in supporting attorneys at a high level. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Provide day-to-day legal assistant support to attorneys in a real estate practice
• Assist with commercial real estate transaction documents, correspondence, and closing materials
• Prepare, revise, proofread, and format legal documents with strong attention to detail
• Manage calendars, meetings, deadlines, and attorney scheduling
• Organize and maintain matter files and transaction documents
• Coordinate signatures, document execution, and closing logistics
• Communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, and internal teams
• Keep matters moving by staying organized, responsive, and proactive

Qualifications

• Real estate legal assistant experience required
• Commercial real estate experience strongly preferred
• Prior law firm experience preferred
• Strong document production, proofreading, and organizational skills
• Strong communication and deadline management skills
• Able to work full-time on-site in Chicago

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Opportunity to support sophisticated commercial real estate work
• Collaborative team with strong professional standards
• Visible role with meaningful impact on active matters
• Great fit for someone who wants stability, growth, and hands-on responsibility

JPC-846

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 1+ yrs of real estate legal assistant experience

• Nice to haves: Preferred commercial real estate transaction experience, closing support experience, and broader law firm real estate practice exposure.

• Additional context: Relocation- [no]. Packages - [no]

Submissions Name / Jade - jade.lorigan@quarles.com

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Chicago legal assistant role supporting commercial real estate attorneys. Real estate legal assistant experience is required, and commercial real estate is strongly preferred. Fully on-site and more specialized than the Phoenix opening.

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• Client job title: Real Estate Legal Assistant

• Location: Chicago, IL

• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site

• Experience: 1

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant, Real Estate Legal Assistant, Transactional Legal Assistant, Legal Assistant Real Estate, Real Estate Practice Assistant, Legal Secretary Real Estate, Closing Assistant

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Good market, minimal exp needed for legal assistant CHI