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THIS ONDEMAND PROGRAM IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ACCREDITATION OUTSIDE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

About the Seminar
Learn the basics of conducting a real estate closing from start to finish, including what ethical traps closing attorneys must avoid. We’ll start from the beginning by discussing how to open a file and engage a client. Next, we’ll review the latest ethical rules for real estate transactions, from Buyers Service to Quicken, and everything in between. Then we go through the basics of reviewing title and preparing a title commitment and other documents for the closing. Finally, we’ll run through a mock closing, complete with a couple joke suggestions!

Seminar Highlights OR What attendees will learn/take away:

• Real estate client intake procedures.
• Real estate attorney ethics considerations.
• Title review basics.
• Preparing for and conducting the closing.

Who Should Attend:

• Closing attorneys
• Real estate paralegals

Seminar Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Getting your ducks in a row:
-Open file, client intake, engagement letter, Agreement Retainer
Ethical Pitfalls in Real Estate
Reviewing Title- Where do you even begin?
Reviewing Title- There is more?
Settlement Statement
Closing disclosure-Sellers’s statement/Buyers Statement, HUD-1, Cash closings
Mock Closing
Post-Closing 

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 5.71 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hour.

 This seminar is a Basic to Intermediate level program. 

Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2025, please use this course code: 250835ADO.

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