New York, NY, USA
32 days ago
Senior Paralegal (Real Estate exp req'd)

About Us 

Imagine: 30 unique restaurants to order from, brought to your door in under 30 minutes. That’s what our customers experience. 

At Wonder, we want to make world-class food within reach, no matter where you live. That’s why we’ve created a vertically integrated, new standard of dining that will allow you to enjoy menus from award-winning chefs and iconic restaurants across the country, all in one place. Our elevated brick + mortar locations will offer pick up and dine in options, as well as delivery to your home. 

As a food-tech startup backed by top-tier venture capitalists and led by a team of experienced entrepreneurs—including some of the most accomplished leaders in the technology, culinary, and logistics industries—we’re growing. Join us in pioneering a new category of dining called “Fast-Fine”, and revolutionizing the way people eat. 

About the role 

Wonder is seeking an experienced and versatile Senior Real Estate Paralegal to support our growing real estate legal operations across leasing, construction, and facilities. This position will report to our AGC of real estate and will play a key role in coordinating and managing the legal and operational documentation critical to Wonder’s real estate portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Leasing & Portfolio Management

Draft, review, and manage retail and commercial leases, license agreements, lease amendments, SNDAs, estoppels, termination agreements, notices, commencement date certificates, other correspondence related to leases

Coordinate with internal stakeholders (legal, business, and facilities) and external service providers to ensure timely lease execution and compliance

Support diligence and document review for site acquisitions, relocations, and divestitures

Maintain digital lease files, trackers, and abstracts

Integrate AI platform to support legal research, document review, contract analysis, and other legal processes, and leverage the tool to enhance productivity and accuracy in legal work, including drafting, summarizing, and analyzing legal documents

Construction & Facilities Legal Support

Assist in preparation, review, and execution of contracts with general contractors, engineers, architects, subcontractors, vendor, and consultants

Coordinate between leasing counsel and construction to facilitate compliance with lease obligations relating to construction, operations, and tenant improvements

Manage documentation for master service agreements, statements of work, consultant agreements, change orders, and purchase orders

Support legal review of design and construction issues, mechanic’s liens, delay claims, and vendor disputes

Maintain database for leases, construction agreements, zoning reports, title reports, surveys, condo declarations, and environmental studies

Maintain accurate databases of all real estate vendor contracts and associated documentation

The experience you have 

Minimum 10 years of paralegal experience supporting commercial real estate teams, preferably in-house environments

Extensive experience in retail leasing and construction contract support

Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills

Ability to work cross-functionally with legal, leasing, construction, development, and facilities teams in a fast-paced environment

Willingness and ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them in a legal context.

Proven track record of managing high-volume, deadline-driven workstreams independently

Bachelor’s degree required; paralegal certificate or equivalent training strongly preferred

Base Salary: 

$168,000 per year. 

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

#LI-Hybrid

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.  

A final note 

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens.  We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.  If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy. 

Por favor confirme su dirección de correo electrónico: Send Email