Junior Legal Assistant or Law Clerk

**Join Our Team as a Junior Real Estate Legal Assistant or Law Clerk and Grow with Us**

Are you a bright and enthusiastic junior real estate legal assistant or law clerk looking for a position that can grow with you as your interests and skills develop? Are you ready to be part of a dynamic law firm that values happy, healthy people, efficiency and innovation, quality work and kindness? If so, Wilson Cameron Law is looking for someone just like you

**About Us**

At Wilson Cameron Law, we're not just a law firm - we're a group of passionate legal professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional legal services and creating a workplace where people thrive. Our office is in beautiful Uxbridge, Ontario. With a focus on real estate, wills and estates, as well as corporate and business law, we’ve had the privilege of serving individuals, estates, businesses and corporations across Ontario for over 47 years.

**Why You'll Love Working With Us**

**Happy, Healthy People**: We believe that a healthy work-life balance leads to happier, more productive and fulfilled individuals. We value your well-being and strive to create an environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally.

**Efficient and Innovative**: We want your input. We encourage innovation, efficiency and improvement, providing you with opportunities to contribute fresh ideas and shape the future of our legal practice.

**Quality Work and Attention to Detail**: Be proud of your work. We uphold the highest standards of quality and attention to detail, ensuring that every project reflects our commitment to excellence.

**Kind, Positive, and Supportive**: Join a team that celebrates kindness and positivity. We believe that a supportive workplace fosters growth and success for everyone.

**Position Overview: Junior Legal Assistant or Law Clerk**

As a Junior Legal Assistant or Law Clerk at Wilson Cameron Law, your keen attention to detail and exceptional communication skills will be invaluable. You will assist with real estate transactions from beginning to end and contribute to our innovative and client-focused approach.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Assisting lawyers and senior law clerks in managing and streamlining residential and commercial real estate transactions from start to finish, including purchase, sale and mortgage transactions.
- Intake and reception duties including greeting clients, processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, answering telephone calls, managing client information and opening files.
- File organization, maintenance, filing, closing and scanning.
- Following up for mortgage information, commission statements, solicitor undertakings, etc.
- Banking (must have your own vehicle and will be reimbursed for mileage).
- Assisting with preparing closing documents for signing, with closing of transactions and with final reporting to lenders and clients.
- Corresponding and collaborating with clients, realtors, lenders, mortgage brokers, other professionals and members of our team.
- Assisting with dockets, expense entries and invoicing.
- Assisting with other administrative matters as needed.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 1 year of experience as a real estate legal assistant or law clerk in a law firm.
- Successful completion of a post-secondary legal administration, paralegal or law clerk program or equivalent experience.
- Dedicated to delivering high quality results to team members and clients.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong knowledge of proper grammar and punctuation, along with diligent proofreading skills.
- Exceptionally organized and able to manage multiple simultaneous and competing demands, priorities and tight deadlines.
- Focused and able to work effectively and independently with mínimal direction and supervision.
- Practical and resourceful in problem solving with good judgment and decision-making skills.
- Solid understanding and knowledge of terminology related to real estate practice.
- Pleasant in demeanour with excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Positive and collaborative team player.
- Adept at handling confidential and sensitive information professionally and with discretion.
- Eager and quick to learn with a particular aptitude for working with new technology and software programs.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Experience with Clio, Teraview and conveyancing programs such as Unity, Closer, etc. would be highly desirable.
- Experience/knowledge in areas of corporate and/or wills and estates law is an asset.

**Compensation and Benefits**
- Competitive compensation in accordance with qualifications and experience
- Discretionary performance bonus
- Benefits - extended health, disability and life insurance
- Paid vacation/time off

**How to Apply**:
**Wilson Cameron Law is not just a workplace; it's a community where your skills and uniqueness are celebrated. Join us, and let's build something extraordinary together**

**Salary**: From $40,000.0