Paralegal, Real Estate

Paralegal, Real Estate (Legal)

About Carvana
At Carvana, we’re changing the way people buy and sell cars. With an ambitious vision and a fundamentally different approach designed to be fun, fast, and fair, Carvana became the fastest-growing automotive retailer in history. We expanded nationally, went public on the New York Stock Exchange, sold our 1 millionth car, and reached the Fortune 500, all in just eight years. 

Today, with 4 million retail customers and counting, Carvana is both the fastest-growing and the most profitable public automotive retailer, and we’re just getting started. We continue to raise the bar for our customers as we tackle the enormous opportunity still ahead in the largest consumer vertical.  

Working here means being part of a team that embraces change, celebrates creative problem solving, and always strives to be better. At Carvana, you’ll have the opportunity to take on meaningful challenges, learn quickly, and help shape the future of automotive retail. If you’re driven to grow and make an impact as part of a collaborative team, you’ll fit right in. Learn more about what it’s like to work here from the people that already do. 

About the team and position
We’re looking for a Paralegal in our Legal Department to join a growing organization. The Real Estate Paralegal will report to Carvana’s Real Estate Associate General Counsel and work closely within Carvana’s Real Estate Legal, Portfolio Management and Licensing teams. Ideally, a candidate for the position should bring 10 or more years of relevant experience in a corporate, legal or team-centric environment, with some combination of transactional real estate, portfolio management and lease administration, and licensing experience. While there is meaningful overlap across these domains, this role is designed to serve as a connective, high-impact resource for routine and moderately complex work that does not require continuous attorney involvement. The Paralegal will drive execution on core, recurring legal tasks, ensuring attorney resources remain focused on attorney-level matters as volume ramps. This position is critical to maintaining a responsive, efficient workflow and will also provide day-to-day support for lease administration and landlord–tenant matters. The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented legal professional who can work independently and is comfortable operating at scale with high responsiveness. This candidate will partner closely with attorneys and other team members for oversight, collaboration or signoff as needed, and must bring judgment and analytical rigor to “run the business” legal operations.

This is a fully on-site position, Monday through Friday, at our corporate HQ in Tempe, Arizona.

What you’ll be doing 

• Supporting the real estate Legal, portfolio management and licensing teams, as well as the broader real estate and legal departments, to lead or support legal workflow related to real estate transactions and growth, portfolio management and regulatory licensing
• End-to-end management, with attorney supervision, of legal drafting, revision and approval of standard contracts and ancillary legal documents such as templates, notices, etc.
• Contract review, interpretations and risk analysis, in support of attorneys, real estate, portfolio management, facilities and other teams
• Lead or support various  lease administration workflow and functions, including but not limited to lease abstracting, high-impact  landlord-tenant communication or notices that require legal input or consideration
• Autonomously handle routine and recurring  portfolio management or lease administration matters such as estoppels, SNDAs, access requests, etc.
• Support contract drafting, review and negotiation efforts in real estate transactions (purchases, leases, dispositions, etc.)
• Assist in title/survey review, diligence checklists, and closing binders
• Work closely with manager and team to simplify and offload legal workflow that may be more efficiently or effectively shouldered by this role, rather than elsewhere within the team
• Support Legal Operations functions, Licensing team functions and other core responsibilities of the team ad hoc as needed

What you should have/know

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, together with a paralegal certificate or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management, organizational and time-management responsibilities with ability to identify specific goals and to work collaboratively within a team to accomplish those goals.
• Demonstrated proficiency in and aptitude for project, file management and task tracking, transaction / closing management and anticipating next steps in legal workflow.
• Initiative and desire to independently complete tasks that enable greater team efficiencies and results, while having the self-awareness to not implement change without consideration for collateral / unintended impacts.
• Demonstrated knowledge and progressive proficiency of Microsoft Office products, Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign and aptitude for project management tools and software.
• Demonstrated familiarity and proficiency utilizing AI responsibly to simplify legal tasks.
• Strong initiative and ability to use creative problem solving skills and risk management to address support and process needs within a team.
• Enthusiasm and energy to contribute to and thrive in a rapidly growing atmosphere where roles continually adapt as the company evolves.

What we’ll offer in return

• Full-Time salary position with a competitive salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
• A company culture focused on high performance and bar-raising, with vast opportunity to learn and grow.

Other requirements
To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Of course, we’ll make any reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs. 

Legal stuff
Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check.  This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer.  All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.  Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.