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We will soon have an opening for a legal assistant with a significant focus on real estate conveyancing. The ideal candidate for this position must have previous experience as a real estate paralegal, have exceptional customer service skills and works independently. If you truly enjoy a wide variety of law office tasks and don't mind being the first face our client's meet at the firm, this job is for you. The position is currently a one year temporary position to fill a maternity leave, but it could become a full-time position. Previous experience as a real estate paralegal is required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Type of Legal Experience (Legal or Law Clerks Only)
- Property (real estate)
Notaries Public Specific Skills
- Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions
- Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
- Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
- Arrange probates and administer the estates of deceased persons
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet
- Legal software applications
- Database management