Law Clerk - Real Estate

Barriston LLP; Barrie; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits

Pension plan

Vacation & sick days

Job summary

Barriston Law is seeking an experienced Real Estate Clerk for our Barrie, Ontario office. You will handle filing from opening to closing and support real estate transactions with high attention to detail.

Join a collaborative team in a progressive firm and contribute to client service excellence across purchase, sale, mortgage, and refinance matters.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of Real Estate Clerk experience.
• Proficiency with real estate transactions (purchase, sale, mortgage, refinance).
• Strong attention to detail and client service.

Responsibilities

• Manage real estate files from opening to closing, ensuring transactions are completed accurately and within deadlines.
• Prepare, review, and process standard legal documents for purchase, sale, mortgage, and refinance transactions.
• Coordinate and communicate with clients, real estate agents, lenders, and other parties to facilitate smooth and timely closings.
• Interact with clients and referral sources, placing a high value on client service and relationship building.
• Perform general administrative support related to files including opening files, accounts and client billings, reporting, payments, and filing.
• Other administrative and law clerk duties as assigned.

Skills

Real estate law

Job description

Do you want to work for the first B-Corp certified law firm in Ontario and feel a sense of purpose in your work?

At Barriston Law, wemake a differencein the lives of our clients, communities and co-workers by cultivatingpositive connectionsevery day. Wedeliver peace of mindas we serve our clients with results-driven legal advice.

Our team continues to grow! We have an existing vacancy for an experienced Law Clerk in our Real Estate Department at our Barrie location.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience as a Real Estate Clerk, including experience with respect to the responsibilities outlined below;

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Manage real estate files from opening to closing, ensuring transactions are completed accurately and within deadlines.
• Prepare, review, and process standard legal documents and correspondence for purchase, sale, mortgage, and refinance transactions.
• Coordinate and communicate with clients, real estate agents, lenders, and other parties to facilitate smooth and timely closings.
• Interacting with clients and referral sources, placing a high value on client service and relationship building.
• Performing general administrative support related to files including opening files, preparation of accounts and client billings, reporting on matters, processing of payments, maintaining an active filing system and closing files;
• Other administrative and law clerk duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, strong attention to detail and the ability to assist in resolving complex problems as required. Working in a team environment with experienced Law Clerks, Assistants and Lawyers, you will be responsible for handling legal work related to real estate matters. A great attitude and emphasis on client experience is a must. Program specific IT training will be provided through our in-house IT staff, as required, on an ongoing basis.

We offer a competitive compensation package which includes annual salary, group benefits, pension plan, annual vacation and 10 paid sick days.

We appreciate your interest in this position,however only successful candidates will be contacted.

Barriston Law values the benefits a diverse workforce brings to our practice. We strongly encourage applications from people of all genders, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and people who identify with a disability. If we can offer you any accommodations through the hiring process, please let us know. Additionally, if you have any suggestions on how we can make hiring more accessible please contact our Human Resources Department.