Senior Paralegal Federal Real Estate Acquisition

Avid Core

$85K — $105K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of paralegal or real estate experience
  • Experience leading and reviewing real estate documentation
  • Familiarity with federal, state, or municipal clients preferred
  • Supervisory experience is a plus
  • Strong organizational and document management skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Support real estate acquisition activities including purchase and lease
  • Prepare and review legal documentation for real estate transactions
  • Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure compliance
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior paralegals
  • Coordinate with attorneys, landowners, and government stakeholders
  • Track landowner and property records across projects
  • Assist in communications and meeting coordination with stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Vision, dental, and disability coverage
  • 401K with employer match after six months
  • Paid holidays for federal and non-federal days
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Performance-based bonus opportunities
  • Supportive environment with growth potential
Full Job Description
Do you enjoy digging into details, managing complex documentation, and supporting real estate transactions that make a real impact? Do you have experience assisting with property acquisition, title review, or landowner coordination?

Avid Core is seeking a Senior Specialist, Paralegal to support federal real estate acquisition activities in San Antonio, Texas. This is a full-time, in-office role supporting land acquisition, leasing, and real estate documentation for government-funded projects. The selected candidate will work closely with project managers, attorneys, and client stakeholders.

To Apply: Submit resumes and cover letters through this posting.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $105,000, based on experience and qualifications.

Overall Responsibilities:
  • Support real estate acquisition activities involving purchase, lease, easement, exchange, or donation of property
  • Prepare, review, and organize real estate and legal documentation, including deeds, leases, easements, right-of-entry agreements, and closing packages
  • Perform quality assurance and quality control reviews of paralegal work products to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements
  • Serve as a technical resource and mentor to junior paralegals, including setting expectations, providing feedback, and supporting professional development
  • Assist with task planning, workload coordination, and prioritization for paralegal staff in coordination with project managers
  • Track and maintain parcel, landowner, and property records across multiple projects and geographic areas
  • Coordinate with landowners, attorneys, title companies, surveyors, and government stakeholders
  • Assist with title review, due diligence documentation, and tracking of outstanding legal or property issues
  • Maintain accurate project files, correspondence logs, and document control systems
  • Support landowner communications, including mailings, notices, meeting coordination, and follow-up actions
  • Attend meetings (virtual and in-person), take notes, and prepare summaries, action items, and after-action reports
  • Track schedules, milestones, and deadlines related to real estate acquisition activities
  • Develop and maintain spreadsheets, trackers, and reports to support project management and client reporting
  • Support compliance with federal, state, and local real estate and acquisition requirements
  • Assist in identifying risks, issues, and process gaps and recommend solutions to improve efficiency
  • Provide general project and administrative support as needed
  • Supervise up to six staff members
  • Other duties as assigned


Qualifications/Skills:
  • 5-7 years of paralegal, real estate, or legal support experience
  • Demonstrated experience leading, reviewing, and overseeing legal or real estate documentation prepared by others
  • Experience supporting real estate transactions, land acquisition, or property documentation preferred
  • Experience working with or supporting federal, state, or municipal clients is preferred
  • Experience supervising staff
  • Strong document management and organizational skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel
  • Ability to review and track legal and real estate documents with a high level of accuracy
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Ability to obtain a public trust clearance


We're looking for someone who is:
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized
  • Comfortable reviewing, correcting, and improving others' work in a constructive way
  • Comfortable working with legal, real estate, and technical documentation
  • Able to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment
  • Capable of working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Professional and comfortable interacting with landowners and external stakeholders
  • Reliable, responsive, and proactive
  • Positive, team-oriented, and solutions-focused


Education:

Associate or bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, Legal Studies, Business Administration, Real Estate, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits:
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Vision, dental, and short-term and long-term disability
  • 401K with employer match (after six months of employment)
  • Federal and non-federal paid holidays
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Generous bonus program based on firm and individual performance
  • An opportunity to learn and grow in an inclusive and supportive environment with a fun team


Location:

This full-time position and requires in-office work; remote and hybrid arrangements are unavailable. The selected candidate must relocate to the San Antonio area before beginning employment.

Application Screening Question:

Are you willing to relocate to San Antonio, Texas, and work in the office full-time?

Accommodation:

Avid Core is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we provide reasonable accommodation as needed. Contact [redacted] to request an accommodation to participate in the job application and/or interview process.

Similar Jobs

More Legal & Accounting Jobs

Find similar Senior Paralegal Federal Real Estate Acquisition jobs: