Legal Assistant - Ottawa, Canada - Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall
Verified Company
Ottawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

Sophia Lee

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Description

Posted:
May 8, 2024_


Key Responsibities:


  • Preparation and initial drafting of correspondence including editing and quality assurance
  • Prepare precedent based documents as needed
  • Title subsearching and preliminary review of title searches
  • Prepare documents in teraview (examples: transfers, charges, easements)
  • Coordinate workflow and assist lawyer in prioritizing and following up on outstanding items
  • Prepare client files for closure and storage
  • Coordinate and organize meetings, conference calls and maintain agenda
  • Assist with other projects as required

Qualifications:


  • Office Administration
  • Legal or Law Clerk diploma from recognized postsecondary institute or suitable combination of education and experience
  • Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Working knowledge of Unity and Teraview
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience preparing and editing correspondence
  • Bilingualism would be considered an asset
  • Minimum 6 years of legal assistant / law clerk experience
  • Experience with development law is considered an asset
  • Experience with commercial real estate is considered an asset

Skills Required:


  • Ability to plan, organize and prioritize job tasks in order to meet tight deadlines
  • Ability to respond effectively and professionally to changes in schedules and priorities
  • Ability to ensure consistent attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently within a team environment
  • Ability to exercise discretion when dealing with sensitive information
  • A positive, supportive and professional attitude
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