Real Estate Attorney

Founded in Richmond in 1997, CapCenter helps individuals and families achieve homeownership through an integrated approach that combines mortgage, realty, and insurance services. Our mission is to make homeownership simpler, faster, and more affordable—while protecting clients through life's most important financial decisions. Known for our Zero Closing Cost mortgage, we've grown through the trust of satisfied clients and word-of-mouth referrals. For our team, that mission creates a collaborative environment where talented professionals can do meaningful work, grow their careers, and make a lasting impact on clients' lives.

Job Overview:
CapCenter is seeking a Legal Operations Attorney who brings legal expertise, business acumen, and a commitment to delivering an exceptional client experience. This is not a traditional law firm role—it is a high-impact position blending operations leadership, compliance oversight, and client-facing closing work. The ideal candidate performs effectively under pressure, inspires excellence in others, and is eager to grow alongside CapCenter.

Key Responsibilities:

Closing Execution. At CapCenter, the closing is more than a necessary step—it is your opportunity to deliver a professional, informed, and memorable experience. You will conduct residential real estate closings with precision, address client concerns, and ensure every client leaves eager to refer CapCenter to friends and family.

Operations Team Leadership. You will lead a cross-functional team of mortgage and closing professionals, driving adherence to operational timelines and holding the team accountable for client satisfaction from application through closing. This includes coaching team members, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring that team operations reflect CapCenter’s mission of simplifying the homeownership experience and maintaining full transparency in every client interaction.

Lending Counsel. As in-house counsel embedded in CapCenter’s mortgage and closing operations, you will advise the production and closing teams on legal, title, and compliance requirements imposed by applicable law and the secondary mortgage market, keeping transactions compliant and well-structured from initiation through closing.

Transaction Quality Control. You will serve as the quality control backstop across CapCenter’s title, loan production, closing, and realty teams—reviewing documentation, identifying risk, and ensuring every file meets company standards before closing.

Build a Better Way. You will evaluate and improve CapCenter’s processes, forms, and systems with a focus on efficiency, consistency, and operational excellence.

Qualifications:

We ask all applicants to submit a cover letter in addition to their resume. Your cover letter should highlight your interest in the role and relevant experience, and is required for full consideration.

The ideal candidate combines genuine enthusiasm for client service with the operational mindset needed to lead a high-performing team. Strong analytical skills, sound legal judgment, and a desire to use a legal background to drive business results are essential. Legal experience, preferably in real estate, mortgage lending, or a related transactional practice, is strongly preferred.

• Active Virginia law license (or eligibility for admission) and J.D. from an accredited law school
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and financial concepts clearly
• High standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity
• Genuine enthusiasm for client service and a commitment to delivering an outstanding client experience
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage multiple concurrent transactions
• Ability to coach, motivate, and drive operational consistency within a transactional team
• Keen attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and thoroughness
• Willingness to develop deep expertise in local real estate and mortgage markets
• A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset

We offer a competitive compensation package to include base salary, annual bonus, medical, dental and life insurance benefits, 401K, and paid vacation. We do not discriminate against applicants/employees on any protected basis and are an Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran/Disability.