What are the responsibilities and job description for the Real Estate Paralegal (Closer) position at Dial Grimm & Rupert LLC?
Real Estate Closing Paralegal / Closer
Location: South Carolina
Salary Range: commensurate with experience
About Our Firm
Dial, Grimm and Rupert is a South Carolina law firm with a strong focus on residential real estate transactions. Our team is known for delivering high-quality legal services while maintaining a collaborative, professional, and client-centered work environment.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Real Estate Closing Paralegal (Closer) to manage residential real estate transactions. This role is integral to ensuring smooth, accurate, and timely closings and requires close coordination with attorneys, lenders, title companies, real estate agents, and clients. This position will be in our
Northeast officelocation.
Key Responsibilities
Location: South Carolina
Salary Range: commensurate with experience
About Our Firm
Dial, Grimm and Rupert is a South Carolina law firm with a strong focus on residential real estate transactions. Our team is known for delivering high-quality legal services while maintaining a collaborative, professional, and client-centered work environment.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Real Estate Closing Paralegal (Closer) to manage residential real estate transactions. This role is integral to ensuring smooth, accurate, and timely closings and requires close coordination with attorneys, lenders, title companies, real estate agents, and clients. This position will be in our
Northeast officelocation.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage residential real estate transactions
- Prepare, review, and finalize closing documents, including settlement statements, closing disclosures, deeds, affidavits, and loan documents
- Review title commitments, surveys, and title policies
- Coordinate with lenders, real estate agents, title departments and transactional parties
- Schedule closings and confirm readiness of all parties and documentation
- Conduct or assist attorneys with in-person and remote residential closings
- Ensure proper receipt, disbursement, and documentation of funds in compliance with regulatory and firm requirements
- Record closing documents and confirm successful recording
- Assemble and distribute final closing packages to clients and lenders
- Maintain accurate and well-organized transaction files and closing checklists
- Provide consistent status updates to attorneys and clients throughout the closing process
- Associates degree or Paralegal Certificate required (Bachelors degree preferred)
- Must have 2-5 years of experience as a residential real estate closing paralegal
- Strong working knowledge of residential real estate transactions
- Familiarity with title insurance, escrow procedures, and lender requirements
- Excellent organizational and skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple closings and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SoftPro (or similar)
- Knowledge of South Carolina residential real estate and recording requirements preferred
- High level of accuracy, reliability, and accountability
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team
- Professional, client-focused demeanor
- Strong problem-solving and follow-through skills
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Paid time off in addition to paid holidays
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Employer-paid health insurance (100% of employee premium covered)
- Optional vision, dental, life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
- Maternity leave