real estate law clerk

at  Richardson Law Professional Corporation

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• or equivalent experience

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

• Legal software applications
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• Information management system
• MS Word

TYPE OF EXPERIENCE

• File preparation

AREA OF WORK EXPERIENCE

• Law

TYPE OF LOAN EXPERIENCE

• Mortgage

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

• Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
• Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
• Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
• Research records, court files and other legal documents
• Collect and record administrative and service fees
• Draft legal correspondence
• Supervise professional, para-legal and support staff and articling students
• Supervise staff or team
• Provide clients with information
• Project management
• Process applications for loans and mortgages
• Perform opening and closing activities
• Maintain registration systems, records and files
• Process files and paperwork
• Prepare court files, court dockets and other documents
• Direct and advise staff engaged in providing records management, security, finance, purchasing, human resources or other administrative services
• Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients
• Enter client information in databases