Legal Assistant

2 weeks ago


Saskatoon, Canada Lakefield LLP Full time

Join Our Award-Winning Team

Lakefield LLP, named a **Top Employer in Saskatchewan for 2024**, is seeking an experienced Real Estate/Litigation Legal Assistant.

**Essential Job Functions**:

- Litigation_
- Document Management: Processing large volumes of documents. Finalizing legal pleadings.
- Administrative Support: Maintaining lawyer's diaries and daily tasks. Filing and maintaining paper and electronic files.
- Real Estate_
- Real Estate Transaction Management: Handling tasks related to initiating real estate transactions, such as reviewing conveyancing instructions, conducting due diligence searches, and corresponding with clients.
- Administrative and Clerical Duties: Managing registrations of discharges and preparing reporting packages to clients and lenders. Handling clerical tasks like word processing, maintaining filing systems, and faxing.
- Financial Transactions and Documentation: Managing large monetary transactions and commissioning/notarizing documents as needed. Utilizing firm-specific software for documentation and communication.
- Communication and Support: Engaging in written and oral communications with clients, lenders, real estate agents, and other law firms. Providing general support to the Real Estate department and progressing towards independently managing simple real estate transactions.

**Skills**:

- Strong initiative and autonomy to work independently
- High attention to detail and time management
- Timely turnaround and ability to multitask several competing deadlines
- Ability to work with confidential data
- Oral and written communication skills with superior telephone etiquette, positive attitude and professional disposition

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum Education: Legal Assistant **Diploma **or **Certificate **from a recognized institution or a similar business-related accreditation.
- Minimum Experience: 2 - 5 years in a related position

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

**Salary**: $42,000.00-$48,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Retention bonus

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-04-15


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