Description

Corporate and Real Estate Legal Assistant

Role and Responsibilities:

· Understanding and attending to transaction matters, including requesting and reviewing corporate searches, completing PPSA summaries, preparing and maintaining closing agendas and documents therein, preparing closing report books

· Understanding, drafting with instructions, and revising commercial contracts such as shareholder and limited partnership agreements, supply contracts, security documents, leases and non-disturbance agreements

· Performing title searches and off-title searches

· Process title insurance orders and deal with title insurance companies

· Reviewing due diligence material (including material contracts, agreements, and other documents)

· Completing project summary tables with real estate and corporate related information for transactions

· Attending to leasing matters including preparing leases, summary of leases, lease renewals and amending agreement

· Understanding of commercial real estate purchases, sales, and refinances from opening to closing. Communicating directly with clients, drafting and responding to requisition letters, preparing/revising closing documents, fulfilling lending conditions, attending to closing day matters, and preparing reporting letters to clients and lenders

· Understanding and ability to facilitate commercial financing transactions for lawyer’s lending clients by reviewing commitment letter or term sheet, drafting closing documents, including authorizing resolutions, officers’ certificates, opinions

· Preparing various firm administrative documents and attending to file maintenance procedures, such as: conflict search requests, data entering for file opening purposes, cheque requisitions, wire transfer forms, and internal forms

· Drafting correspondence, letters and e-mails including dictation

· Daily use of firm software for document production, such as: Teraview, Conveyancer, MatterSphere, MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Workshare

· Administrative support

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· 2+ years of experience in the legal industry

· Law Clerk or Legal Assistant diploma

· Solid knowledge of Commercial Real Estate

· Preparation of all Teraview documentation and registration. Thorough knowledge of Teraview system and documents.

· Knowledge of title insurance

· Corp-link and Cyberbahn experience are an asset

Benefits:

  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • RRSP match
  • Vision care
  • Wellness program

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada

I would like to thank all the candidates in advance. Please do stay connected on LinkedIn for future opportunities. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted .

This position reflects a current vacancy with one of our clients. Our Recruiters combine their expertise and AI-enabled technology in the recruitment process.