Legal Assistant - Real Estate

Linds & Associates Ltd.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home options (3 days a week)

Job summary

A mid-size legal firm based in downtown Toronto is looking for a Real Estate Legal Assistant. The successful candidate will manage Teraview and DocuSign to facilitate real estate transactions, requiring strong organizational skills and 5+ years of experience in a legal setting. This position offers the flexibility of working from home three days a week. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted, as we appreciate everyone's interest in the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working within the real estate department in a law firm.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage Teraview for parcel registers and copies of instruments.
• Send documents electronically via DocuSign.
• Produce and edit documents, compile and convert PDFs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Proofreading

Transcription

Education

Legal Assistant Diploma from an accredited institution

Tools

Conveyancer

Teraview

DMS system

Job description

Overview

Legal Assistant - Real Estate
Downtown Toronto

Available Work From Home - 3 Days a Week!

Our client, a mid size firm located in the core of downtown Toronto seeks a Real Estate Legal Assistant to join its team.

Responsibilities

• Teraview - obtain parcel registers and copies of instruments on title;
• DocuSign - sending documents to be signed electronically;
• Producing blacklines/redlines, editing, compiling and converting pdfs, creating bookmarks in pdf, saving documents, search for documents/files (iManage), drafting and editing documents;
• Drafting expense reports and preparing cheque requests;
• Trust transfers & drafting trust reconciliation statements;
• Calendar management, Printing and scanning documents, arranging lunch meetings, registering professionals for courses and webinars;
• Obtaining and editing proformas, opening files, conducting conflict searches etc;
• Compiling Officer's Certificates;
• Obtaining parcel registers and copies of instruments on file.

Qualifications

• Legal Assistant Diploma from an accredited institution;
• 5+ years experience working within the real estate department in a law firm;
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, ability to meet deadlines; Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong proofreading skills and transcription skills ;
• Proficiency using Conveyancer and Teraview is a asset;
• Hands on experience with pre-billing administration (preferably 3E);
• Familiarity working within a DMS system is an asset.

Interested candidates should apply today! We thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Linds & Associates Ltd.