Law Clerk - Real Estate

at  Georgian International Limited

At Georgian International, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated, long-term professionals who share our vision and want to grow with us. If this sounds like you, we would love to meet you.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Strong time management skills to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines;
• Knowledge of government regulations and policies as they relate to real property and the registration of documents;
• Proficiency in PC Law/Soluno, Teraview and Conveyancer/Unity;
• 5 years of direct recent municipal and land development experience, and/or involvement with complex real estate transactions is required;
• Highly organized with ability to adapt to changing situations, prioritize and meet deadlines with attention to detail and ability to think critically to solve problems;
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, specifically correspondence with external stakeholders;
• Real estate and title searching experience with municipal and land development files desired;
• Interacting with clients placing a high value on relationship-building;
• Basic accounting functions, tracking expenses and issuing accounts as necessary.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Successful reference and background check

The Law Clerk’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Independently manage commercial and residential real estate transactions including preparation of agreements of purchase and sale, requisition letters, new-home sale documents, title documents, financing documents, etc. and prepare reports for all files;
• Conduct corporate searches, title, and off-title searches, including PPSA searches and preparing detailed title reports and summaries, and solving title issues or deficiencies;
• Manage administrative details with respect to billings and opening/closing physical and electronic files;
• Negotiating and finalizing title insurance policies for acquisitions and financing;
• Oversight of all file correspondence and discussions with clients, municipalities, government organizations (land registry office) and outside contractors (surveyors, planners etc.);
• Preparation of standard legal documents for real estate transactions and complex real estate documents for subdivision developments such as plan documents, easements, restrictive covenants, severances and land exchanges. Seeking out the appropriate process when presented with new challenges;
• Create and maintain complex workflows regarding development and condominium registration; and
• Prepare and maintain corporate minute books for numerous companies, preparing necessary resolutions, registers and share certificates.