legal assistant Prescott
Job description
Company description
Laushway Law is a boutique law firm in Prescott, Ontario with an excellent reputation and a long history serving Eastern Ontario. Our practice focuses on civil litigation, real estate and wills and estates. We believe in a positive work environment with mutual respect and a positive work/life balance.
Job description
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a reasonable file load of about 20 to 30 real estate files per month, including carrying out administrative services, file production of sales, purchases and refinances as well as arranging and registering said transactions, and providing support to the legal team. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong work ethic, exceptional problem-solving skills and personable and patient with clientele. We believe in a good work/life balance for our staff and are looking for someone to fit in to our positive and friendly work environment.
Responsibilities:
- complete document production on sales, purchase and refinance transactions;
- reasonable file load of about 20 to 30 files per month;
- correspondence with clients, banks, other lawyers, etc.;
- arranging and registering real estate closings;
- coordinate appointments, including all correspondence and logistics necessary
- manage legal documentation and correspondence in strict confidence
Requirements:
-preferred minimum 1 year direct experience in production of real estate files;
- knowledge of Teraview electronic registration, Conveyancer, MS Office, etc.
- excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- able to take direction and work independently with little or no supervision
- highly organized and detail-oriented
Salary will be based on experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $45,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Prescott, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (preferred)
Work Location: In person
