Senior Legal Assistant (Corporate & Estates)

Yaletown Law Corporation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Yaletown Law is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant to support our busy corporate and estates practice in Vancouver. You will manage corporate records, move probate matters forward, and provide our lawyers with meticulous, timely support to ensure confidence in every detail.

In this role you will interface with clients, courts, and registries, handling deadlines and filings with discretion. A senior assistant who delivers high‑quality work and efficient organization will thrive in our collegial

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a legal assistant with corporate/estates experience.
• Legal administrative assistant diploma or equivalent experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines under pressure.
• Discretion with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Proficiency with MS Office and legal software (Clio, PCLaw, ALF, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate records and minute books; prepare resolutions, consents, and share transfers
• Complete incorporations, annual reports, and filings through BC Registries / Corporate Online
• Prepare and file probate and estate administration applications under WESA
• Draft, format, and proofread legal documents and correspondence to a high standard
• Manage calendars, limitation dates, and filing deadlines
• Communicate professionally and discreetly with clients, courts, and registries
• Open, organize, and maintain physical and electronic files

Skills

Verbal & written comms

Proofreading

Attention to detail

Discretion

Time management

Education

Legal administrative assistant diploma

Tools

Clio

PCLaw

ALF

Job description

Yaletown Law is hiring a Senior Legal Assistant to support our busy corporate and estates practice. You'll keep corporate records current, move estate and probate matters through to completion, and give our lawyers the confidence that every detail is handled.

Success means deadlines met, documents that go out clean the first time, and files you run with minimal oversight. This role works directly with our corporate and estates lawyers and interfaces with clients, courts, and registries — ideal for a senior assistant who wants substantive work in a collegial firm that respects your expertise and your time.

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate records and minute books; prepare resolutions, consents, and share transfers
• Complete incorporations, annual reports, and filings through BC Registries / Corporate Online
• Prepare and file probate and estate administration applications under WESA
• Draft, format, and proofread legal documents and correspondence to a high standard
• Manage calendars, limitation dates, and filing deadlines
• Communicate professionally and discreetly with clients, courts, and registries
• Open, organize, and maintain physical and electronic files

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a legal assistant, with corporate and/or estates experience
• Legal administrative assistant diploma or equivalent experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong proofreading and attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing deadlines under pressure
• Discretion with confidential and sensitive matters
• Proficiency with MS Office and legal software (Clio, PCLaw, ALF, or similar)