Full-Time

Real Estate Paralegal

Posted on 9/13/2025

Deadline 9/12/26
TDS

TDS

1,001-5,000 employees

Offers fiber-optic internet, TV, and phone

Compensation Overview

$64.6k - $114.8k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity Award

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid schedule with on-site work at the Chicago, IL office Monday through Wednesday.

Category
Real Estate (1)
Legal & Compliance (1)
Requirements
  • Associate’s degree (or higher) OR 2+ years professional experience
  • 3+ years of experience as a paralegal or legal professional in real estate
Responsibilities
  • Draft, review, and revise a variety of real estate legal documents, including leases, lease amendments, easements, license agreements, access and utility agreements, memorandums of leases, option agreements, and asset purchase agreements.
  • Manage end-to-end real estate transactions, including coordinating due diligence, collecting and reviewing documents, preparing closing documents, and facilitating execution and recording of documents.
  • Review and summarize title reports, surveys, and legal descriptions for accuracy and compliance with transaction requirements.
  • Maintain, track, and update legal records, critical dates, document versions, and real estate databases to ensure ongoing compliance and efficiency.
  • Coordinate across departments (Legal, Asset Management, Sales, Operations, Finance) to meet transaction timelines and resolve issues.
  • Serve as a liaison with vendors to manage transaction workflows and ensure proper documentation and filing.
  • Assist with document management, e-filing, and administrative tasks.
  • Contribute to special legal projects and process improvements initiated by the legal team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proven experience handling high-volume, deadline-driven real estate transactions.
  • Telecom real estate experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of real estate transactional processes, including title and survey review, lease negotiations, and closing coordination.
  • Bachelor’s degree or ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate preferred.
  • Familiarity with real estate management systems (e.g., SiteVizion, NexsyOne, Site Tracker or equivalent) is a plus.
  • High proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); experience with document management platforms preferred.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

TDS Telecom provides internet, TV, and phone services to residential and business customers across about 1,000 communities in the United States. It is expanding its fiber-optic network to deliver speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. Services run over a fiber network (and other networks) and are sold on a subscription basis through bundled plans. The company differentiates itself by serving rural, suburban, and small-to-mid-size markets with a broad range of connectivity solutions, rather than focusing only on urban areas, and by investing in fiber to raise achievable speeds. Its goal is to extend fiber coverage and improve the reliability and speed of its connectivity across its footprint while continuing to offer integrated internet, TV, and phone services to both residential and business customers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Madison, Wisconsin

Founded

1969

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 added 40,000 fibre addresses and 10,900 connections.
  • $1.018B AT&T spectrum sale funds fibre expansion in 2026.
  • Granite State acquisition adds 11,000 New Hampshire fibre addresses by Q3 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Walter Carlson's CEO and Board Chair roles eliminate oversight.
  • Fibre capex competes with Comcast and AT&T in overlapping markets.
  • Array spectrum sales deplete assets and threaten revenue growth.

What makes TDS unique

  • TDS Telecom serves 900 rural and suburban communities across 30 states.
  • TDS Fiber delivers up to 8 Gig upload and download speeds.
  • Array provides tower site rentals post-2025 wireless sale.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

TDS Service Discounts

Education Assistance

Health Savings Account

Company News

PR Newswire
Feb 20th, 2026
TDS Telecom raises fibre goal to 2.1M addresses, Array grows site rental revenues 51%

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported fourth quarter 2025 revenues from continuing operations of $330.7 million, up from $295.3 million year-over-year. Net income attributable to TDS common shareholders was $37.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $1 million, or $0.01 per share, in the same period last year. TDS completed the sale of its wireless business in 2025 and launched tower company Array. TDS Telecom deployed 140,000 new marketable fibre service addresses during the year, raising its long-term goal to 2.1 million addresses. Array's site rental revenues grew 51% year-over-year. The company repurchased 1.8 million common shares for $67.4 million in the fourth quarter and paid a $10.25 per share special dividend in February 2026 following a $1.018 billion spectrum sale to AT&T.

TDS Telecommunications
Jun 12th, 2025
TDS triumphs again in the Best of Southern Utah contest

TDS triumphs again in the Best of Southern Utah contest.

Telecompetitor
Apr 16th, 2025
TDS Selling Strasburg Phone Company to Eastern Slope Rural Telephone

The sale of Strasburg Phone Company to Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association is the second system sale for TDS Telecom this spring.

Quantisnow
Mar 14th, 2025
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits

These amendments were adopted following the January 27, 2025 announcement that Walter C. D. Carlson has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of TDS, LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. has been appointed as Vice Chair of TDS, and Christopher D. O'Leary has been appointed Lead Independent Director.

PR Newswire
Feb 21st, 2025
Tds Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2024 Results

Investing in our networks; TDS Telecom provides 2025 guidance. CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --. As previously announced, TDS will hold a teleconference on February 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CST. Listen to the call live via the Events Presentations page of investors.tdsinc.com

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