Associate Paralegal

Join Virginia Housing and help make a difference as an Associate Paralegal.

This important role will be responsible for working with multiple Virginia Housing staff attorneys to document and close Virginia Housing’s rental housing (multi-family) mortgage loans.  Our ideal candidate will have the ability to learn quickly, to work effectively with more than one lawyer on a variety of complex tasks and will have the skills and education to understand and carry out assigned duties, make sound decisions, and communicate clearly.

Virginia Housing is one of the nation’s leading housing finance agencies. Our mission is to help Virginians attain quality, affordable housing, which we accomplish through our lending and grant programs.

We are focused on employee engagement and committed to a healthy and diverse workforce. We offer on-site conveniences such as a fitness center and free parking. Educational opportunities to help your advancement are available through classroom and online programs.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing multi-family mortgage loan documents using the HotDocs software program.
• Opening and maintaining, in an orderly fashion, both hard-copy and digital files and binders for multi-family loans.
• Conducting preliminary reviews of loan closing documents and other required submissions for loan closing (title insurance policy, survey, legal opinion, etc.).
• Assist Virginia Housing’s staff attorneys with servicing issues such as real estate owned (REO), foreclosures, short sales, workouts, loan increases/restructures, transfers of ownership interest, and loan assumptions.  
• Assist with various tasks and projects as needed.

Qualified candidates must possess:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent, relevant work experience
• At least 2 years of experience as a paralegal or legal administration experience in real estate or related field working with banking institutions or lending organizations.
• Transactional experience with closings; either real estate or business.
• Highly proficient skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and have demonstrated the ability to quickly master new computer programs.
• Able to manage multiple projects working effectively under pressure.
  
  

The ideal candidate would also have (preferred) a Paralegal Certificate, experience with multi-family loan closings, and experience with loan document generation software.

Virginia Housing requires associates to live and work within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Applications and resumes are accepted online only at http://www.virginiahousing.com/careers.

This position will close at midnight on 6/3/2025.

Hiring Range: $53,109 - $69,041

A background check will be performed as a condition of employment.

A Conflict of Interest Act Disclosure form and Secondary Employment Disclosure form will need to be completed as a condition of employment.

Internal applicants 

Please review relevant HR policy under 'Employment Practices' on the Zone before applying. 

Apply through the Zone or at http://employees-virginiahousing.icims.com/.

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