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Legal Assistant

This position is responsible for providing a broad range of administrative and operational support at Underwood Gilholme Estate Lawyers, a boutique practice focused on wills and estates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support to lawyers and other assistants, which includes composing, reviewing, editing, and auditing legal drafts and correspondence;
• General office support, which includes filing, copying, preparing documents for signing, file opening and maintenance, client relations, maintaining precedents, arranging appointments and client meetings, diarizing files, and client follow-up; and
• Approximately 90% in a legal assistant role and 10% in a relief receptionist role.

Specific Duties:

• Preparing Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Personal Directives, and estate administration documents;
• Conducting routine searches (Land Titles Office, courthouse, etc.);
• Preparing real estate-related documents and transactions within an estate administration;
• Working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ESILaw (or other practice management software);
• Filing court applications and related documents;
• Greeting clients and providing refreshments, answering telephone calls, and responding to emails;
• Preparing mail and courier deliveries; and
• Housekeeping in the office kitchen.

Education:

Legal Assistant Diploma

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $45,000.00 per year

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Calgary, AB T3E 6L1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• legal assistant: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2023-08-08