Senior Real Estate & Financing Law Clerk

Scarfone Hawkins LLP; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental care

Disability insurance

Extended health care

Vision care

Employee Assistance Program

Health Care Spending Account

Job summary

Scarfone Hawkins LLP seeks an experienced Law Clerk for our Financial Services and Commercial Real Estate team in Hamilton. You will manage financing and mortgage files from opening to closing, coordinating transactions and preparing closing documents under the direction of a lawyer.

The role suits an organized, detail-oriented professional who excels in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment and provides exceptional client service.

Qualifications

• Completion of a post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk program.
• Experience with commercial real estate processes and documents.
• Minimum of three years of relevant commercial real estate or financing experience; exceptional candidates considered with less.
• Experience handling financing and real estate transactions from opening through closing.
• Proficient in preparing and formatting legal documents and communicating clearly with clients.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic financing environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with lawyers, clients, and colleagues.
• Experience using Microsoft 365, Teraview, Unity, Fast Company and LEAP.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist lawyers with financing transactions, including preparation of security and mortgage documents.
• Conduct and review title and off-title searches, including title reports, PPSA searches, tax searches and zoning certificates.
• Draft and register land registration documents, including Charges and Discharges.
• Review file information, organize materials and identify critical deadlines.
• Serve as primary liaison among clients, lenders, law offices and government agencies.
• Schedule, coordinate and perform closings and real estate transactions.
• Input and maintain information in Leap, Fast Company, OnCorp, eCore, Teraview and Unity.
• Prepare final reports on completed transactions.
• Assist with billing and other file-related administrative matters.
• Provide additional administrative support as required.

Skills

Commercial real estate

Financing transactions

Client communication

Time management

Document drafting

Collaboration

Education

Post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk program

Tools

Leap

Fast Company

OnCorp

eCore

Teraview

Unity

Job description

Scarfone Hawkins LLP seeks an experienced Law Clerk for our Financial Services and Commercial Real Estate team in Hamilton. You will manage financing and mortgage files from opening to closing, coordinating transactions and preparing closing documents under the direction of a lawyer.

The role suits an organized, detail-oriented professional who excels in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment and provides exceptional client service.