Job Details

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Paralegal with deep experience in commercial real estate law and corporate transactional work to join our in-house legal and business operations team.

While our role presents a more relaxed and collegial environment, the ideal candidate has trained in an upper-tier law firm or similarly competitive organization, consistently delivering high-quality legal work at a high velocity. This role provides hands-on exposure to complex commercial real estate, development, leasing, and corporate matters, and offers potential for growth into broader legal and business leadership functions. Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

About Criss Cross Commercial Group

Criss Cross Commercial Group is an entrepreneurial commercial real estate investment and development company in Houston, Texas. We develop, build, lease, acquire, and operate retail properties across Texas—handling everything from land acquisition to construction, leasing, financing, and long-term asset and property management. Our team works collaboratively, thinks strategically, and executes pragmatically.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Draft, review, organize, and revise legal documents including leases, contracts, corporate governance documents, and transactional materials.
• Coordinate directly with executives and outside attorneys to complete complex legal tasks and projects.
• Manage multiple active matters simultaneously with accuracy, accountability, and excellent time management.
• Support transaction closings, due diligence, title and survey review, and document tracking for acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development projects.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with internal team members and third parties, such as tenants, vendors, outside counsel and investors.
• Maintain organized systems for document management, filings, and legal recordkeeping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or paralegal certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of paralegal experience, ideally in a large law firm or similarly competitive legal environment.
• Extensive real estate law experience required, particularly including drafting, negotiating and revising legal documents; corporate experience strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with retail real estate and triple-net lease structures is desirable.
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize while managing a multiplicity of ongoing projects.
• Effective negotiating skills with flexible acumen in dealing with both sophisticated and unsophisticated counterparties.
• Strong communicator with a positive, proactive, business results-driven work style.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• High professionalism, sound judgment, and strong business sense.

Why Join Criss Cross Commercial Group

This is an in-house, in-office position where you will work side-by-side with executives, field staff, construction and deal teams, gaining exposure beyond traditional paralegal work. We offer a culture of ownership and opportunity where high performers are afforded meaningful responsibility and room to grow.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Opportunity to invest in high-return company-sponsored development projects
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development financially supported
• Opportunities for advancement

Required Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's (Required)
• Upper-tier law firm or similarly competitive legal work: 4 years (Preferred)
• Commercial real estate paralegal work: 5 years (Required)
• Corporate paralegal work: 2 years (Preferred)