Halifax Team Lead, Property

Are you an experienced property legal administrative professional looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Do you excel supporting the success of a team while working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative team environment in which you learn every day?

McInnes Cooper is seeking a Team Lead for our Real Property team in our Halifax office for a full-time permanent position. In addition to the responsibilities of a Paralegal, the Team Lead will be responsible for ensuring support for an engaged Real Property team whilst overseeing the day-to-day general operations of the property legal assistants and paralegals under the leadership of the Manager.

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What you'll do

**Responsibilities**:
**As a Team Lead, you will be responsible for**:
Working in a team environment assisting in the daily functions of a Real Property practice group ensuring effective daily organization and administration management;
Lead, coach and mentor all team members;
Lead the Annual Development process; supporting the development of individual and team OKRs with a continuous improving mind-set;
Support effective on-boarding and training of new team members ensuring their integration with MC supports their long term success;
Resolve and troubleshoot issues;
Utilize all internal systems effectively, following procedures and identifying methods of improving workflow;
Communicate new technologies and best practices, demonstrate new features, and identify training needs whilst providing necessary resources; and
Challenging yourself and your team every day; and having fun while doing so

As a Property Paralegal, you will be responsible for the following:
Assisting in all aspects of real estate transactions including residential, commercial, condominium, new construction and subdivision property files;
Assisting with share and purchase transactions, commercial financings, developer and condominium sales by reviewing and drafting closing documents, including resolutions, officers' certificates, and security documents for financings;
Preparing closing books and drafting reporting letters and opinions; and,
Conducting all accounting related processes for all property transactions, including liaising with financial institutions to obtain mortgage releases and to deposit closing funds.
What you'll need

**Qualifications**:
Minimum 5 years experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal with commercial property and/or residential property matters
Previous experience leading a team;
Exceptional technology skills, with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and a genuine interest in keeping up to date with the newest technology;
Natural relationship builder with exceptional communication skills; and
Ability to utilize effective influencing strategies to build respect and trust with leaders and staff.
A little bit about us
McInnes Cooper

About MC

McInnes Cooper is among Canada's 25 largest business law firms and the exclusive member of Lex Mundi for Atlantic Canada, the world's leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients here and abroad for more than 160 years, we continue to thrive through our relentless focus on client success.

Our mission? To turn our knowledge, skills, and effort into value for our clients and our communities through dedicated leadership.

Our People

At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative, professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values, respects and supports different perspectives, cultures and experiences.

Diversity & Inclusion

We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger, more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.

Collective Social Responsibility

We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together, we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work, often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm, we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support, and our people give generously of their skills and effort.

Pro Bono Legal Services

Through our Pro Bono Program, we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.

Environmental Stewardship

Like any large organization, our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption, we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.

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