Paralegal

Kayne Anderson Real Estate is a leading real estate investment firm, managing $22 billion in assets across opportunistic equity, core equity, and real estate debt, with sector expertise in medical office, seniors housing, off-campus student housing, multifamily housing, self-storage, and light industrial. Kayne Anderson Real Estate is part of Kayne Anderson, a $43 billion alternative investment management firm with more than 41 years of experience in the real estate, credit, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

With more than 130 professionals, Kayne Anderson Real Estate has consistently demonstrated its ability to bring more to an opportunity than equity capital, enhancing a project’s overall performance and quality by incorporating best practices and effective alternatives in the design, construction, financing, and operation of investments. The firm’s entrepreneurial spirit and resilient culture, combined with a reputation for quick response, firm commitment, and timely execution, has solidified Kayne Anderson Real Estate’s reputation and resulted in strong relationships with developers, owners, operators, financing sources, and other intermediaries. (As of June 30, 2026)

Essential Job Functions (Duties/Responsibilities):

• Obtaining, reviewing, and summarizing lien and litigation searches from various state and local jurisdictions.
• Preparing articles of organization and incorporation. Drafting operating agreements and creating organizational structures. Ordering corporate and tax certificates of good standing from vendors in appropriate jurisdictions; review results and assist with resolving issues, as needed.
• Reviewing finance and closing documents, including credit agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements, indentures, mortgages, and payoff documents, for UCC provisions, authority to file liens and terminations, and other UCC-related requirements.
• Preparing and filing UCC-1 financing statements, including collateral exhibits, and UCC-3 amendments, continuations, and terminations at the state and local levels in connection with various types of transactions, including secured transactions representing both borrowers and lenders.
• Coordinating with service companies regarding UCC filings and terminations required in connection with transaction closings.
• Managing UCC post-closing matters, including obtaining and reviewing filing evidence, preparing and tracking continuations and amendments, and conducting post-closing searches.
• Preparing documents relating to a variety of real estate and loan matters, based on consultation with business and legal team members and reviewed by attorneys.
• Providing general assistance in real estate, acquisition, disposition, financing, construction, development, and operational transactions.
• Proofreading legal documents to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Working closely with attorneys and the business team to resolve a variety of day-to-day issues and supporting a broad range of commercial transactions and projects.
• Performing corporate due diligence.
• Assisting attorneys and other paralegals with real estate due diligence reviews.
• Anticipating typical transaction requirements and work with supervisors to ensure all aspects of assigned matters are addressed.
• Multi-tasking and prioritizing work assignments to consistently provide high-quality work product within strict deadlines.

Competencies:

• Organization – Ability to organize, manage, and assemble multiple documents for closings.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; skillfully gathers and analyzes information.
• Oral Communication – Listens and obtains clarification; responds well to questions; can communicate with outside parties as well as the existing team in a courteous and professional manner.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; is available to work extended hours as required.

Qualifications:

• Organization – Ability to organize, manage, and assemble multiple documents for closings.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; skillfully gathers and analyzes information.
• Oral Communication – Listens and obtains clarification; responds well to questions; can communicate with outside parties as well as the existing team in a courteous and professional manner.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; able to read and interpret written information.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; is available to work extended hours as required.