Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal – Newark, NJ - Hybrid

Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal – Newark, NJ

$100k to $130k

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Real Estate Paralegal with 7-10+ years of experience to join a fast-growing boutique law firm and help manage sophisticated commercial real estate transactions from checklist through closing. You'll work directly alongside partners at one of New Jersey's most respected CRE practices, with a clear path to becoming the go-to paralegal for the group.

Responsibilities

• Managing commercial real estate deals end-to-end — generating closing checklists, preparing closing documents, and coordinating closing day logistics for purchase/sale and loan transactions
• Reviewing title commitments and surveys, handling title and survey objections, and coordinating closing deliverables
• Jumping into active email threads to move deals forward — communicating directly with clients, lenders, title companies, and opposing counsel
• Reviewing closing statements, assembling signature pages, and finalizing documents for recording
• Leveraging technology (iManage, PDF tools, AI) to drive workflow efficiency across the team

Key Requirements

• 7-10+ years of commercial real estate paralegal experience at a law firm (not in-house, title company, or corporate setting)
• Proven experience closing CRE transactions — acquisitions, dispositions, and financing deals
• Strong tenure at prior firms — no job-hopping; stable employment history is critical
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the confidence to independently drive deal progress
• Tech-savvy — proficient with document management systems (iManage preferred), PDF manipulation, and open to adopting AI tools

• Experience with document management and flow on larger transactions.
• Work on-site in Newark, NJ at least four days per week.
• 7 - 10 years of experience in commercial real estate paralegal work in a law firm setting, with experience managing transactions from checklist to close.
• Experience managing real estate transactions from checklist to close.
• Experience preparing basic real estate closing documents.
• Confidence to drive deals forward directly within email threads

Tech stack

iManage, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Adobe Acrobat