Legal Assistant, Corporate Commercial Real Estate

11 hours ago


Winnipeg, Canada Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Full time

**CORPORATE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEGAL ASSISTANT**

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman (TDS) believes that collaboration is essential to providing outstanding professional service. Their collegial workplace fosters greater teamwork, responsiveness, and communication, providing better results for clients. With Manitoba roots that run more than 130 years deep, TDS is Manitoba’s largest independent law firm and has long been recognized as a leading full-service law firm dedicated to serving clients and delivering high quality work.

**Overview**

TDS is currently seeking Legal Assistants with Corporate Commercial Real Estate experience to join our Team. The Legal Assistant, Commercial Real Estate will primarily support the efforts of the commercial real estate lawyers at the organization, assisting with day-to-day tasks such as file management, organizing work, assisting with all aspects of commercial real estate and financial services transactions along with due diligence for commercial transactions.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Preparing and drafting various correspondence and documents
- Opening, updating (including data entry and scanning of documentation), organizing, maintaining, and closing legal files and matters (paper and electronic)
- Performing conflict checks, dictation, and initial calls with clients, etc.
- Reviewing and revisions of format, spelling and grammar on all final documents
- Entering and verifying lawyer time entries
- Performing and reviewing legal searches
- Drafting and registering documents
- Preparation of monthly invoices
- Printing and scanning documents
- Liaising with legal assistants, paralegals, lawyers, and clients on file progress
- Performing and reviewing due diligence searches
- Drafting and completing Personal Property Registry registrations and due diligence search result summary reports
- Performing online tax and title searches for corporate-commercial and residential real estate
- Managing incoming and outgoing funds, including calculation of requisition of funds for closing, mortgage financing and other requirements
- Preparing sale, purchase, and mortgage documents for real estate transactions
- Dealing with contracts, title reviews, and mortgage payouts
- Organizing and setting up new corporations
- Performing general administrative duties as required

To be successful in this role, you must be extremely flexible, highly motivated with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. The ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team, with a mature, positive attitude and strong work ethic in a fast-paced, professional environment, are a must. To succeed as a legal assistant in this role, you must also possess the ability to prioritize, have superior organizational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Legal Administrative Assistant certificate or diploma
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (i.e., Word, Outlook & Excel)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Superior organizational, administration and research skills
- Mature attitude and deadline driven
- Detail-oriented

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 1-2 years (preferred)

**How to Apply**

**PLEASE DO NOT CALL.**

Attention: Hiring Manager

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

1700 - 242 Hargrave Street

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0V1
- Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation related to any materials or activities used throughout our selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation at any time during our selection process, please advise prior to your interview. _

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Winnipeg, MB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 1 year (preferred)



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