Legal Assistant

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Legal Assistant to provide administrative support within their legal department, focusing on residential conveyancing. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and organized, with a strong background in legal administrative services and a minimum of five years' experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check is required.
• Previous experience related to conveyancing and legal documents is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage lot conveyancing requirements and track lot sales.
• Prepare mortgage registrations and conveyance documents.
• Maintain an updated database for legal files.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Education

Degree or Diploma in Legal Administrative Services

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint)

Job description

Our client is searching for a Legal Assistant to join their team. This role will be responsible for providing administrative support to the legal department for residential lot / home conveyancing, financial lot payouts, general corporate and administrative responsibilities. A successful candidate will be an organized and detail-oriented team player.

Your success will be defined by your ability to :

• Manage lot conveyancing requirements, track lot sales and holdbacks, prepare reports and related administrative tasks.
• Prepare and distribute correspondence, reports, spreadsheets and other related documentation respecting lot / home sales.
• Prepare mortgage registrations, discharges and conveyance documents.
• Assist in land acquisition and registration of lots in builders’ name.
• Prepare financing security documents and proofread legal documents.
• Manage filing system and off-site storage of closed files for legal department.
• Create and maintain an updated database for legal files including organizing and maintaining system for timely notice of closing and anniversary dates, expiration dates, and annual return filing dates.

Your strengths include :

• Degree or Diploma in Legal Administrative Services, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant, working with legal documents and conveyancing.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint and PowerPoint).
• Previous experience related to conveyancing and working with legal documents is an asset.