Lawyer - Wills, Estates & Trusts Solicitor

5 months ago


Vancouver, Canada Watson Goepel Full time

**Lawyer - Wills, Estates & Trusts Solicitor**:
Years of Experience -4+ years

Firm: Watson Goepel LLP - West Vancouver Office (Dundarave) & Vancouver

Firm Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Business Law and Family

Watson Goepel LLP is a full-service firm in business for over 35 years. We have 35+ lawyers combined in our Vancouver and West Vancouver offices, and we’re growing. We have an immediate opening for an experienced, full-time associate with a minimum of 4 years of wills, estates, and trusts experience to primarily work out of our professional and friendly West Vancouver office.

You will work alongside our senior partner in building our growing Wills & Estates practice group. You have experience preparing wills, trusts, power of attorney and representation agreements, business succession planning and estate administration including probate and intestacy.

You maintain a client-focused mindset, have superior analytical skills with an eye for detail and accuracy, and are able to solve complex problems using your knowledge of the law. You are likeable, hardworking, have an entrepreneurial mindset, willing to embrace technology to bring efficiencies to your practice and are willing to work as part of a team. You are a member in good standing with the Law Society of BC.

Ideally, you live on the North Shore, have strong ties to the community and relish the idea of working where you live so that you can provide legal counsel to people within your community.

We provide a professional and collegial work environment with excellent associate mentorship opportunities and a positive office culture. The mid-sized nature of our firm provides the administrative infrastructure required to support our lawyers’ busy practices and the best aspects of a collegial, non-hierarchical culture.

**Salary**

We are on a lockstep compensation model years 1-5 ranging from $100K-$150K. Beyond five years, the salary is commensurate with your experience.

**Benefits**:

- Ongoing continuing education opportunities
- Extended health and dental coverage
- Long term disability insurance
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Employee referral incentives
- Fitness facility on-site
- Secured bike parking on-site
- Casual Fridays
- Monthly socials
- Long service bonus
- RRSP matching



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