Mortgage and real estate paralegal
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: Bilingual
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
Work setting
- Legal firm
Tasks
- Co-ordinate administrative services
- Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
- Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
- Collect and record administrative and service fees
- Draft legal correspondence
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Direct trust account investments
Computer and technology knowledge
- Database management
- Legal software applications
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- Database
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS Windows
Area of work experience
- Management
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- On-site recreation and activities
- Subsidised public transportation