Legal Assistant - Brampton, Canada - Regional Municipality of Peel

Regional Municipality of Peel

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Brampton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Description:

Legal Assistant
**Legislative Services

Legal Services**
Status:Regular Full Time

Salary Range:
$53,110-$66,389 per annum plus comprehensive benefits

Work mode:
Hybrid* _see below for more details about this work mode._

Location:10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

Hours of work:35 hours per week

Who we are:

Legal Services provides high quality responsive legal services to the Regional Corporation including Regional Council, its executives and officers and program managers and to related boards and agencies including Peel Living and The Peel Police Services Board.

What you will do in this role:

We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Legal Services team

In this role you will provide legal administrative and office administrative support to Deputy Regional Solicitor, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Counsel and Law Clerks within the Property Law Team.

Organize and maintain a high volume of legal files
Coordinate and monitor file activity, independently and as directed; screen incoming correspondence and respond or prepare draft responses; initiate and maintain followup
Organize meetings and maintain solicitors' calendars
Develop and maintain collaborative internal and external working relationships to obtain necessary information to assist with responding to requests and inquiries
Compile and maintain data records as directed
Maintain and operate a docket keeping system, prepare journal entries and internal chargebacks
Take/transcribe dictation of a confidential/technical nature, prepare high quality correspondence, reports, bylaws, memos, opinions, briefing notes, conduct title searches using Teraview and preparation of closing documentation for real estate transactions including but not limited to requisition letters, declarations, acknowledgement and directions
Manage purchasing and document execution procedures
Prepare purchase orders and related documentation
Coordination of records for Region leases/licenses and Regionowned facilities
Prepare real estate documents, bylaws, reports and other documents and correspondence
Data collection and recording and tracking for Region capital projects for lien searching; assist with expropriations as required

What the role requires:

Postsecondary education in legal office administration
Minimum of five years relevant real estate experience in a law office
Familiarity with real estate processes and municipal law and documentation
Combination of education and experience may be considered

Skills/Abilities:

Proficient dictation and word processing skills, combined with a keen sense of accuracy and attention to detail
Strong computer skills, utilizing MS Office to be able to deal with multiple tasks and priorities
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health (effective start date)
Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources

In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton
_ _worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

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The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved._**
Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

At Peel Region, we value being open and transparent with our community. The Ontario government has passed legislation that will dissolve Peel Region on January 1, 2025. Peel remains committed to providing uninterrupted services to our residents and businesses through the transition.

Skilled and qualified professionals are and will be needed to deliver services to the Peel community regardless of the governance model.

For information about our transition and how we continue delivering services, visit

**As part of the Region's ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced COVID-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) i