Wills and Estates and Coporate Commercial Legal Assistant

at  Witten

Edmonton, AB, Canada -

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Immediate17 Dec, 2024Not Specified20 Sep, 2024N/AGood communication skillsNoNo
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Description:

Witten LLP is a busy downtown law firm looking to expand our team. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits and a friendly, inclusive, team-oriented environment. Submit your resume to join our team of legal professionals.
Applications are being accepted for a Wills and Estates/Corporate Commercial Legal Assistant
Experience with estate planning, estate administration, and corporate/commercial matters would be an asset.
Responsibilities include opening and closing files, invoicing clients, preparing correspondence, assisting with the drafting of estate planning documents, assisting with estate administration files and grant applications, completing service, filings at Surrogate Court, drafting miscellaneous corporate/commercial documents as necessary and assisting with other solicitor-based legal tasks such as real estate and corporate commercial matters.
The successful candidate will manage files to completion, report to clients and take care of the day-to-day administrative duties of a busy practice such as tasks lists, file organization, appointment bookings, diarizations, preparing accounts, and filing.
The successful candidate must also be detail oriented, a self-starter, accurate and have exceptional multi-tasking, communication, and organization skills. Advanced Word and experience with document production and management systems are an asset.
Witten LLP is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all of our recruitment, interview, employment and promotion processes. A variety of policies are in place that are intended to achieve a workplace free from discriminatory practices, including our Maternity and Parental Leave, Respectful Workplace, Paid Bereavement Leave, Unpaid Protected Job Leave, Sick Leave and Diversity and Equity Policies. An excerpt of our Diversity and Equity Policy can be found here.
We welcome and encourage all qualified persons to apply.
Witten LLP thanks all applicants for their interest and for submitting their application, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants should be prepared to an enhanced criminal background yielding satisfactory, clear/complete results.
www.wittenlaw.co

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REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

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Edmonton, AB, Canada