Paralegal

Department: Finance

About Us:

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with 600 lawyers and more than 500 business professionals and paralegals across 15 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

If you are a high performing and detail-oriented individual who enjoys supporting lawyers with closing multifamily real estate financings and are located in the Washington DC area, we would love to hear from you. You must have significant experience with title & survey review, due diligence review, UCC searches/filings and post-closing follow-up. This position is hybrid and offers a work schedule of 3 days a week in the office. 

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Paralegal within our Finance department, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Organizing and reviewing due diligence documents, including preparation of due diligence checklists and coordination and tracking receipt of due diligence documents.

• Preparing summaries of due diligence documents received in connection with the preparation of disclosure documents.

• Preparing routine transaction documents.

• Assisting with researching federal, state and local laws.

• Drafting and proofreading routine and more complex transaction documents.

• Preparing closing checklists, closing certificates and other closing documents.

• Coordinating execution of closing documents.

• Conducting closings, prepares closing transcripts.

• Filing UCCs and other required filings.

• Traveling to client and/or trial sites as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills and excellent technical writing skills, are essential.

• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

• Teamwork: The ability to work independently, as well as with a team and with clients.

• Technical Skills: Intermediate-level skills working with Microsoft Office applications, document management systems and time-keeping software are necessary.

Required Experience:

The ideal candidate for this position will have 2+ years of commercial real estate experience with a law firm, title company, commercial lender, or other related entity. Experience with Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac CME, and/or HUD-insured programs is a plus. A college degree is preferred.

Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package that includes medical, fertility benefits, travel and lodging expenses, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance, short and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement savings plan with a firm contribution and match; and a generous paid time off program. Additional benefits provided are health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and a health savings account; paid parental leave, firm subsidized emergency child and elder care services; family and medical leave; employee assistance program; and a pre-tax transportation program. Time worked in excess of 40 hours per week will be paid at time and one-half of the hourly rate. The salary range for this position is from $80,000 - $100,000 depending upon experience and location.

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm’s success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

Ballard Spahr is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession and to supporting the communities where we live and work. People from all backgrounds are valued and integrated into every part of the firm.  Diverse candidates including women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and individuals with a disability are encouraged to apply.

The firm is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse environment. The firm encourages applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.