Legal Assistant, Real Estate

Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 25 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Vancouver office:

Legal Assistant, Real Estate

This position is a 12-month maternity leave cover, working with a dedicated team of lawyers within our Real Estate group.

Essential Functions:

• Opening and organizing new client files
• BC Online searches and corporate online searches
• Receive, handle and process strata lot sale contract deposits
• Assist with transaction closings, including scanning and photocopying
• Collaborate with the finance team to deal with trust reconciliations, closing arrangements for deposits, closing funds, mortgage and other type of payouts, holdbacks and investments
• Assist with client billings and preparing invoices and account letters
• Prepare expense reports
• Maintain up to date contact information
• Liaise with internal clients (regional and firm-wide), lawyers, and staff on various matters
• Administrative duties as required such as managing calendars, coordinating meetings and making travel arrangements

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a law firm environment
• Legal Assistant Diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution preferred
• Familiarity with corporate and/or real estate along with terminology and procedures an asset but not a requirement
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with MS Office
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; self-motivated with the ability to multi-task
• Impeccable proofreading, grammar skills and attention to detail
• Service oriented, adaptable, reliable and dependable
• Professional work ethic and great attitude
• Maintains confidentiality and discretion
• Exceptional ability to work independently with minimal supervision or within a team environment

Additional Details:

Salary range: $60,00 - $70,000 based on experience and market information.

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
2500 Park Place
666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8
E-mail: hrvancouver@bennettjones.com

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check.  Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Bennett Jones is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005.  If you require accommodations, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.