Wills and Estates Legal Assistant | Lethbridge, Alberta
Stringam Law is a full-service regional law firm serving clients across Western Canada with practical, responsive, and client-focused legal services. Our team is committed to delivering clear guidance and thoughtful solutions for individuals, families, businesses, and communities navigating important and often complex legal matters.
With offices located in Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Canmore, Banff, Calgary, Fort McMurray, Moose Jaw, Cranbrook, Kimberley, and Invermere, our team has experience handling a variety of cases in all areas of law, from litigation, family and divorce to business, real estate, agriculture, and personal injury.
We are looking for talented, motivated people who take pride in their work and want to build a meaningful career in law. If you are organized, detail-oriented, and enjoy supporting clients through important life and estate planning matters, we invite you to consider joining Stringam Law.
The Opportunity:
Stringam Law is seeking a polished and dependable Wills and Estates Legal Assistant to join our Lethbridge office. This role is an excellent opportunity for a legal assistant who values precision, professionalism, and client service, and who is interested in supporting a busy solicitor practice with a focus on estate planning and estate administration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare, draft, revise, and format wills, enduring powers of attorney, personal directives, estate planning documents, correspondence, reporting letters, and related materials with a high degree of accuracy.
- Support estate administration files, including preparing probate and administration documents, gathering required information, coordinating filing requirements, and assisting with file progression.
- Open, organize, maintain, and close physical and electronic client files while ensuring deadlines, limitation dates, and follow-up tasks are diarized and completed.
- Communicate professionally and compassionately with clients, executors, beneficiaries, financial institutions, accountants, government offices, and other third parties.
- Coordinate client meetings, manage calendars, schedule signing appointments, and assist with meeting preparation and post-meeting follow-up.
- Prepare accounts, assist with billing, time entry, cheque requisitions, trust-related administration, and other file accounting tasks as required.
- Conduct conflict checks, support client intake, and contribute to an efficient, organized, and positive file workflow from initial inquiry through completion.
- Provide proactive administrative support to the wills and estates team and contribute to the smooth day-to-day operation of the Lethbridge office.
Qualifications:
- Legal Administrative Assistant diploma or certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution is considered an asset.
- A minimum of 2 years of legal assistant experience is preferred; experience in wills, estate planning, or estate administration would be a strong asset.
- A professional, client-focused approach with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with lawyers, colleagues, clients, and external service providers.
- Strong initiative and the ability to learn new concepts, terminology, procedures, and practice-management systems quickly.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a busy practice.
- Clear and professional verbal and written communication skills, including strong grammar, spelling, proofreading, and document formatting abilities.
- A high level of attention to detail, discretion, confidentiality, and commitment to producing quality work.
- Professional-level Microsoft Word skills and comfort working with electronic document management and practice-management systems.
Compensation & Working Hours:
Stringam Law offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription drug coverage, life insurance, critical illness, long term disability, vacation, and sick time benefits. This is a regular full-time position, with standard working hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM with an unpaid hour for lunch, subject to change from time to time.
To apply, please submit your application through our job board at www.stringam.ca/careers or email your cover letter and resume to the attention of Kenny Davey or Courtney Bryan, quoting the job title and location in the subject line, at [email protected]. All applications will be held in strict confidence. Walk-in applications are not welcome.
Stringam wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. However, please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lethbridge, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Location:
- Lethbridge, AB (preferred)
Work Location: In person
