Our client, a specialty real estate lender seeks an experienced Real Estate Closing Attorney/Counsel. This position is onsite 5x week.
Responsibilities
- Represent Company in the origination of mortgage loans, including managing legal components of loan closings
- Draft, negotiate, and analyze contracts, mortgages, purchase and sale agreements, leases, organizational documents, loan documents and related agreements
- Prepare and review all aspects of due diligence, title and survey, and joint venture agreements
- Handle real estate transactions involving business entities, such as corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and trusts
- Conduct thorough due diligence investigations, including title searches, zoning reviews, environmental assessments, and lien searches
- Create Loan Closing packages with all necessary documents for closing business purpose mortgage lending transactions in a high volume, scalable, technology-based environment
- Coordinate with Processing, Underwriting and Closing teams, Loan Advisors, Clients, Brokers, and Title Companies to facilitate a smooth closing process
- Identify and resolve legal and contractual issues that arise during the closing process
- Perform due diligence on loan files during the closing process and ensure files are completed post-closing
- Create and review legal documents for closings: review mortgages, title, liens, judgments, contracts, entity documents, agreements
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all transactions and contracts
- Manage a team of closers
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Experience in the mortgage industry, specifically in loan closings
