Contract - Legal Assistant

As part of the legal team, the Legal Assistant will report to the in-house legal counsel and provide legal and administrative assistance while participating in the delivery of a full range of legal and administrative support services.

Responsibilities will include, at a minimum:

• Assisting in-house legal counsel in completing complex real estate transactions and corporate commercial matters;

• Identifying and analyzing legal and administrative information on various issues;

• Preparing, proofreading and/or editing electronic and print correspondence, reports, contracts in accordance with normal legal standards;

• Corresponding and liaising with both internal and external parties regarding a variety of issues (either legal or administrative in nature);

• Performing basic legal research, locating and retrieving information by using a variety of databases;

• Maintaining legal files, organizing, reviewing, and maintaining general knowledge of issues in accordance with legal practice standards, and

• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Legal Clerk program or one year of professional work experience in Real Estate law

• Knowledge of Teraview and Conveyancer

• Familiarity with Cyberbahn is desired but not a mandatory

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Familiarity with commercial real estate is deemed an asset

• Effective relationship building and communication skills

• Must be very well organized and detail oriented