Real Estate Attorneys in America

By Definition, a Real Estate Attorney is a legal professional who provide consultation on buying, selling and renting Real Estate. The attorney is referred to by different names such as Lawyer, Attorney at Law or Counsellor at Law.

Real Estate Attorney’s – Powers and Responsibilities

Some major functions and responsibilities are:

• Attorneys are required to provide legal consultation to their clients, file their requests and applications and present a case in a state court.
• In some particular states, real estate attorney lawyers are supposed to perform RE closings. Their main function involves preparing correct documents and disbursing funds.
• RE Attorneys are responsible for erroneous documents and figures, which may land their clients in trouble.
• They will also setup a legal trust for you to make sure your property is handed over to the right person after you expire.
• Attorneys are well-versed with the real estate investment sector, acquisitions as well as sales.
• They are supposed to handle all matters related to tenants, refinancing, mortgages as well as foreclosures.

 

Becoming a Real Estate Attorney in America

Pre-requisites

You’ll need to have a 4-year degree in college and should have completed a 3-year degree course in a law school in order to be eligible. After this you’ll need to clear a Bar exam to become a licensed US state Attorney.

The American Bar Association

All law schools in the country are affiliated to the American Bar Association (ABA). ABA is constantly striving to improve the standards of Law Education. Besides these, almost all States require Lawyers to complete Continuing Legal Education (CLE). 

Some Degrees in Law on offer in the country are:

• LL.B (Bachelors of Law)
• LL.M (Masters of law)
• LL.D (Doctorate in law)

 

Real Estate law Schools

Some popular real estate law schools are:

• ARCEL or American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
• Abraham Lincoln University of Law.
• The UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Law School.

Salaries and Compensation 

Salaries, like any other profession depends upon the law firm that an attorney works for, as well as his experience in the field.