Geocord Law is a Richmond-based law firm. Our firm handles real estate transactions, commercial law, corporate law, wills and estate planning, and family law. We are looking for a legal administrative assistant to handle the daily operations of the law firm, and the real estate and corporate law services provided.
Office Administrative Duties:
- Attend to office telephone calls
- Handle new client intake and general inquiries
- Organize day-to-day office tasks (i.e supplies inventory, files organization)
Real Estate Duties:
- Prepare documents for residential and commercial transactions
- Liaise with other parties (i.e client, financial institutions, legal representatives, etc.)
- Order strata forms, tax certificates, title search, title insurance, state of title certificate
- Submit payout statement requests, request for funds, and other required mortgage documents
- Operate Conveyance software
- Attend to land title filings and registrations
- Complete financial institutions’ final reports and closing reports
Corporate Law Duties:
- Incorporate companies and societies (create minute books, draft incorporation documents)
- File annual reports
- Prepare documents for corporate transactions (i.e share transfers, allotment, director change, name change, amalgamations, etc.)
- Request due diligence searches (i.e BC Online, Worksafe, CRA, etc.)
- Liaise with other parties (i.e clients, financial institutions, legal representatives, etc.)
- Prepare closing documents for corporate transactions
General Requirements:
- Post-secondary degree (qualifications as paralegal or legal assistant preferred)
- Minimum 2 years of previous working experience in legal field with similar work (required)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Ability to work under pressure, deadlines, fast-paced environments
- Ability to work on multiple files simultaneously
- Proficient with Adobe, Google, and Word
- Ensure confidentiality of all file matter
- Able to speak English (Cantonese and Mandarin a strong asset)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00-$55,000.00 per year
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- legal assistant: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
