Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) is seeking an experienced Senior Real Estate Paralegal to join our dynamic legal team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in real estate law, particularly in the areas of title review, real estate transactions, contract review, and project coordination. The Senior Real Estate Paralegal will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of legal documentation related to our projects. This position is California-based and will allow remote work.

As a Senior Real Estate Paralegal, you will support the funding of infrastructure development projects from inception to completion, including the acquisition, renovation, and new construction of behavioral health service facilities.

Your primary focus will be working with the California-based legal team in crafting, reviewing, and finalizing Program Funding Agreements for the disbursement of grant funds to awardees, which include for profit entities, nonprofit corporations, cities, counties, and tribes for the construction of behavioral health service facilities throughout the state of California. Grant funds have been earmarked by the state of California for behavioral health infrastructure expansion. Learn more about this multibillion-dollar initiative here: https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/

Responsibilities:

1. Title Review:
   • Ability to review and analyze a preliminary title report to identify unacceptable exceptions to be removed prior to closing and issuance of the ALTA Lender’s policy of title insurance.
   • Review agreements recorded on title and identify potential conflicts with project terms.
   • Review ALTA Loan Policy to ensure compliance with Escrow Instructions.
   • Discuss potential title conflicts with supervising attorney and propose solutions.
   • Communicate with escrow and title officers to resolve conflicts on title.
2. Corporate Law Work:
   • Review and verify information in Board Authorizing Resolutions.
3. Legal Document Analysis:
   • Review Attorney Opinion Letters for deviations from internal guidelines and templates.
4. Document Drafting:
   • Draft Amendments and Terminations to Program Funding Agreements using company templates.
   • Draft Escrow Instructions using company templates.
   • Draft new specialized templates to accommodate unique transaction structures.
5. Escrow Review:
   • Review Estimated and Final Settlement Statements, identifying errors in amounts listed.
   • Ensure accuracy of taxes, credits to the seller, program funds, and other allocations.
   • Review security instruments prior to submission to escrow.
6. Project Coordination:
   • Track and report project statuses.
   • Attend weekly meetings with internal staff, clients, and grantees.
7. Communication and Collaboration:
   • Communicate with support staff for the collection of documents to satisfy contract requirements.
   • Draft requests for client review and consent to deviations from contract language or exceptions to contract terms.
8. Contract Review:
   • Review Subordination Agreements and verify project-related information.
   • Review lease agreements provided by grantees, ensuring accuracy and non-conflict with project terms.
   • Review Program Funding Agreements, ensuring accurate data within the agreement.

Qualifications:

• ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate or at least 5 years working as paralegal under a licensed attorney.
• 5-7 years of experience as a paralegal, with a focus on real estate law.
• Title review experience required.
• Knowledge on zoning and surveying is a plus.
• Experience with entity formation, governing documents, and corporate resolutions is a plus.
• Knowledge on leasing is a plus.
• Prior experience in both law firm and inhouse settings is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in legal research and document drafting.
• Detail-oriented with a keen eye for accuracy.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• No task is too big or too small mentality.

If you are a dedicated and skilled Senior Real Estate Paralegal with expertise in real estate transactions, we invite you to apply and contribute to our legal team's success.

Location: California-based and will allow remote work.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $127,000

AHP, in an effort to be transparent with applicants about salary and in compliance with various state pay disclosure requirements, publishes the following information which is current as of the date of posting. The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the AHP salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be high or low in the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education. The range listed is just one component of AHP’s total compensation package for employees.

Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, AHP provides a variety of benefits to employees, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, a retirement plan with a 3% match, student loan repayment assistance, employer-paid life and disability insurance, generous paid time off, and much more.

About AHP

AHP influences change in health and business systems to support vulnerable populations—from creating policy to engaging in ground-level, hands-on work. We help organizations and individuals reach their full potential through professional consulting; research, evaluation, and data analytics; technical assistance and training; and virtual solutions, publications, and events. Our areas of expertise include behavioral health, mental health policy and services, SUDs, workforce development, homelessness, housing and employment programs, trauma-informed care, criminal justice, women and children, veterans, health care reform, and population health management.

AHP is proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work® for eight consecutive years. We earned this credential based on extensive ratings provided by employees in anonymous surveys. We value employee well-being and are actively engaged in creating an environment that supports work-life balance, self-care, and mental and emotional health.

AHP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or protected veteran status.

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