Real Estate Paralegal at Palmer Legal Staffing Washington DC

A D.C. Law Firm is seeking a Real Estate Paralegal to join their team. The ideal candidate for this role has strong transactional experience and thrives in a fast-paced, team-driven environment, and is interested in working on complex, high-impact real estate transactions. The paralegal will play a key role in supporting attorneys through all stages of affordable housing deal from tracking due diligence and organizing HUD submissions to managing closing and post-closing processes. This firm offers a great benefits package Status: Hybrid 3-days in-office, 2-days remote Salary: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 DOE **LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY** Duties and Responsibilities: Manage and track all aspects of complex real estate transactions, including maintaining detailed checklists, timelines, and organized transaction files. Coordinate document submissions to HUD and other regulatory agencies. Support attorneys on mixed-finance transactions, including those with affordable housing, nonprofit, and/or LIHTC components. Oversee due diligence processes, including ordering and reviewing lien and judgment searches and corresponding with vendors and agencies. Assist with entity formation and maintenance. Prepare, organize, and proofread transaction and closing documents, including managing document exchanges. Review title commitments and surveys; coordinate responses and work with title companies to finalize policies and manage recordation. Organize and manage closings, including preparing signature packages and coordinating execution by multiple parties. Assist with closing preparation, attend closings as needed, and manage post-closing follow-up, including closing binders. Monitor deadlines and transaction progress; communicate regularly with attorneys, clients, and deal teams. Supervise legal assistants and coordinate workflow across transaction teams. Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of 1-2 years of paralegal experience. Experience managing large document submissions or complex legal transactions. Familiarity with affordable housing or commercial real estate is a plus. Experience reviewing title and survey documents is a plus but not required. Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills are essential with exceptional drafting and proofreading skills. Detail-Oriented: Strong accuracy and attention to detail across all work product Organization & Time Managemen t: Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently. Communication: Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively within a team and across stakeholders Client Service Mindset: Proactive, responsive, and solutions-oriented approach Problem Solving: Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities How To Apply: Please respond with your resume for consideration. We welcome all candidates that meet the REQUIRED qualifications with recent relevant experience. Palmer Legal Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. About Us: Palmer is an award winning staffing agency offering direct hire, temp-to-hire, and temporary placements for administrative, management, executive, legal and more. We represent more than 500 of the finest law firms and legal departments in the D.C. area. Palmer Google Reviews = 4.7 stars, visit online to see what other Palmer candidates have to say about us. You are more than just a “number”! Visit and view our job board, contact a recruiter, link to our Facebook and LinkedIn pages .