Real Estate Paralegal

Senior Real Estate Paralegal — Meridian Title & Escrow

Tampa, FL | November 2023 – Present

• Drafted and reviewed 180+ commercial and residential deeds, mortgages, and closing disclosures annually, maintaining a 99.8% accuracy rate and reducing attorney review times by 25%.
• Managed closing logistics and escrow accounts for 150+ high-volume real estate transactions per year, ensuring zero funding delays and coordinating seamlessly with lenders and buyers.
• Conducted 200+ comprehensive title searches and examinations, identifying and resolving 35+ complex title defects including outstanding liens and easement conflicts prior to closing.
• Onboarded and trained 3 junior paralegals on SoftPro and Qualia platforms, improving team transaction throughput by 15% and establishing standardized digital archiving protocols.

Real Estate Paralegal — Beacon Property Law Group

Orlando, FL | June 2021 – October 2023

• Prepared and filed 120+ residential purchase agreements, lease contracts, and transfer affidavits annually, decreasing case initiation and filing processing times by 20% over 18 months.
• Coordinated closing disclosures, title policies, and post-closing packages for 3 senior attorneys, maintaining a 99.5% compliance record with state real estate regulations.
• Organized and digitized 800+ physical property files into the firm's cloud-based Qualia repository, cutting file retrieval times by 35% and saving 80 square feet of office storage.
• Maintained over 1,550 billable hours per year, logging 97% of daily time entries within 24 hours and enhancing invoice processing speed by 12% across the transactional department.

Title examination, Closing coordination, Escrow management, Deed preparation, Loan package drafting, Legal research, Due diligence, Contract review, Real estate e-filing, SoftPro, Qualia, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Microsoft Office, Client communication, Notary services

Title Search Workflow Automation

Role: Lead Paralegal

Tools: Qualia, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Google Workspace

Automated preliminary property searches for residential closings, reducing transaction startup times by 25% and saving the firm 10 hours of manual work weekly.

Commercial Closing Document Audit

Role: Senior Transactional Paralegal

Tools: SoftPro, Excel, LexisNexis

Led a comprehensive audit of 45 commercial real estate closing files valued at $18M, identifying and clearing 12 critical title defects before final transaction funding.

• Certified Paralegal (CP) (2021)
• Notary Public - State of Florida (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Affiliations: Member, Florida Association of Legal Support Specialists (FALSS)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice