Legal Assistant/receptionist - Edmonton, Canada - Elsafadi Law

Description

Looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our growing team

Elsafadi Law is a premier Criminal Defence, Real Estate & Wills and Estates law firm located in the heart of Edmonton.

Elsafadi Law has established a tradition of reliability, passion, and professionalism.

The position will include a variety of tasks which include, but are not limited to:


Criminal Law:

- imput court dates into lawyer calendars
- schedule dates as required for trials, etc
- correspondence with crown's office as required
- correspondence with client's as required
- scheduling of appointments
- final preparation and filing of documents as required


Real Estate

• Residential real estate transactions;
• Real estate mortgage and refinancing matters;
• Drafting correspondence and invoices;
• File management;
• Reporting to clients and lenders;
• Administrative duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Exceptional proof reading, spelling and grammar skills;
• Be able to thrive in a fastpaced professional environment;
• Strong organization skills;
• Common sense;
• Attention to detail;
• Knowledge and ability to use the Microsoft Office suite and work on PC computers; and
• Ability to learn and use timekeeping and accounting software

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
From $36,000.00 per year


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- legal assistant: 2 years (preferred)


Work Location:
One location