What you will do:
As a Real Estate Legal Ops Specialist, you will play an important role in supporting agents throughout the real estate transaction process, ensuring that transactions meet the necessary legal requirements and progress smoothly through to completion. You will provide legal and operational guidance, assist with contract preparation and review, and help resolve complex transaction-related matters.
- Legal Document Review: Review land registry reports (Notas Simples) to identify liens, charges, encumbrances or other legal issues that could impact a real estate transaction, and support agents in resolving these matters before completion.
- Contract Review & Preparation: Review, draft and assist with the preparation of legal documentation related to real estate transactions, including listing agreements, purchase offers, deposit agreements (Contratos de Arras) and contracts between buyers and sellers.
- Legal Guidance & Advisory: Provide guidance to agents on the legal procedures and requirements involved in real estate transactions, including specialised or complex transactions such as the sale and purchase of protected housing (Viviendas de Protección Oficial – VPO).
- Transaction Support: Support agents throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, ensuring that the necessary legal documentation, procedures and requirements are addressed to facilitate a successful closing.
- Issue Resolution: Step in when transactions encounter obstacles or become stalled between buyers, sellers and agents, helping identify solutions, facilitate communication and move transactions forward to completion.
- Collaborate with agents and relevant internal teams to support smooth transaction operations and a positive client experience.
- Identify potential legal or procedural risks and proactively help address them.
- Attend team meetings and contribute to ongoing process improvements and operational initiatives.
- Other accountabilities as assigned.
How you will make an impact:
- Help ensure real estate transactions are completed accurately and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
- Provide agents with the legal guidance and support needed to navigate complex transactions confidently.
- Minimise transaction delays by proactively identifying and resolving legal and documentation issues.
- Support agents in overcoming challenges that may prevent transactions from reaching completion.
- Contribute to a smooth and efficient transaction process, from initial documentation through to closing.
- Build strong working relationships with agents and internal stakeholders through responsive communication and practical solutions.
- Promote consistency, accuracy and best practices across real estate transaction processes.
How you will grab our attention:
- Experience in real estate law, legal operations, conveyancing, property transactions or a related field.
- Strong understanding of the Spanish real estate transaction process and the legal documentation involved.
- Experience reviewing land registry reports (Notas Simples) and identifying potential legal issues, charges and encumbrances.
- Knowledge of real estate contracts, including listing agreements, purchase offers, deposit agreements (Contratos de Arras) and buyer-seller agreements.
- Familiarity with Spanish property legislation and specialised transactions, including protected housing (VPO).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify legal risks and recommend practical solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters in a clear and practical manner.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly when reviewing legal documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong customer service orientation and a genuine passion for supporting real estate agents.
- Comfortable working with digital platforms and remote collaboration tools.
If you think you’d make a great match for this position but don’t meet all the requirements, we would still encourage you to apply!
What eXp provides:
- Fully remote work environment.
- Opportunity to work with a globally recognised real estate organisation.
- Access to eXp World, our immersive virtual office environment.
- Collaborative and supportive company culture.
- And more…
EEO Statement:
We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, eXp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
We are one of the first work-from-anywhere companies with 2,000+ team members utilizing our virtual office called eXp World. This role is work-from-anywhere in Spain.
Who is eXp?
Doing the audacious is part of eXp Realty’s DNA. We are a company that rewards creative minds who can offer bold solutions, where opinions matter, anything is possible and the outcome can be revolutionary. As a global full-service real estate brokerage utilizing a 3-D, fully immersive, cloud office environment, offering 24/7 access to collaborative tools & training, eXp has broken the traditional mold of real estate. We are doing big things. Come join us!