ABOUT THE COMPANY

Forge Recruitment is pleased to support a boutique Vancouver law firm in their search for an Estate Litigation Paralegal to join their team.

• Serve as a primary contact for clients, delivering clear and timely communication while fostering strong, professional relationships with clients, counsel, court staff, and other stakeholders.
• Organize and maintain case files, calendars, and key deadlines; coordinate searches, document production, and correspondence.
• Draft, edit, proofread, and file a wide range of legal documents, such as pleadings, affidavits, probate applications, and court filings, in compliance with procedural rules.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, court appearances, mediations, trials, and other legal proceedings, ensuring all logistics and materials are in place.
• Manage all stages of estate administration alongside counsel, including asset gathering, debt settlement, and beneficiary distributions, while preparing required consents, releases, and accounting documentation.
• Coach, train, and mentor junior staff and articling students; provide coverage and workload support while contributing to a collaborative and positive team environment.
• Prepare for hearings, trials, mediations, and arbitrations by assembling records, coordinating witnesses, and supporting case strategies with research, summaries, and memoranda.