Senior Legal Assistant

Description:

As a Senior Legal Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting an attorney and ensuring the smooth operation of our client’s legal services. This dynamic position demands a seasoned professional with exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a comprehensive understanding of legal procedures and documentation.

The ideal candidate will possess a robust ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, maintain confidentiality, and exhibit outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting various correspondence and documents based on written instructions, verbal directions and precedents
• Reviewing and organizing file materials.
• Dealing with financial institutions on requirements and financing arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of basic legal concepts, principles and terminology.
• Electronic filing of documents with Teranet and The Personal Property Registry.
• Ability to administer residential and commercial sale, purchase and refinancing real estate matters from start to finish, including registration of documents.
• Assisting with preparation for hearings, trials and discoveries.
• Drafting Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives.
• Ability to conduct due diligence searches.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of legal administrative experience.
• Proficiency in red-lining documents, version control, and understanding multiple parties’ revisions.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and take direction.
• Experience in transcribing dictations.