Location:
Edmonton
Closing Date:
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Practice Area:
Our Edmonton office is looking for a Debt recovery and Foreclosure Paralegal to work with a variety of our firm’s team members. You will be responsible for the debt collection for multiple practices. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-sufficient, and has high attention to detail and organizational skills.
We place great value in a candidate’s ability to recognize the importance of team work to participate in facilitating a culture of collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS + SKILLS

• 5+ years of debt collection experience in a paralegal role
• Excellent understanding of the Alberta Rules of Court
• Strong knowledge of the Civil Enforcement Act, Personal Property Securities Act, Law of Property Act and Condominium Property Act
• Recognized 2 year Legal Assistant or Paralegal Diploma
• Eager to grow and learn
• Pro-active and self-sufficient
• Positive attitude
• Team oriented
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and effectively handle deadlines
• Familiar with the Residential Tenancies Act, Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act, and Enforcement of Homeowners Association fees (HOA) is beneficial

• Drafting correspondence including demand letters
• Drafting Civil Claims, Statement of Claims and Originating Applications
• Serving Commencement Documents (via registered mail or arranging process servers)
• Drafting Applications and Orders in foreclosure proceedings
• Draft Caveats for condominium fee collections
• Preparing Default Judgments (including pre-judgment interest calculations)
• Preparing Writs of Enforcement, registering and renewing them
• Performing basic and enforcement searches (bankruptcy, corporate, PPR, Equifax, and internet searches)
• Instructing skip tracers for locates of current residents, employers and bank accounts (when required)
• Working with debtors for repayment arrangement of judgments and overseeing those repayment arrangements and/or repayment of mortgage arrears or condominium fee arrears
• Processing trust monies for clients
• Preparing Bills of Costs (for debt collection and general litigation matters)
• Preparing pre and post interest calculations
• Preparing garnishee summons
• Preparing Notices to Attend Questioning and Notices to Attend Questioning in Aid of Execution, including preparation of conduct money calculations (for debt collection and general litigation matters)
• Drafting Affidavits of Service and supporting Affidavits for various court applications