Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant/ Clerk
Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB
Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant/ Clerk
Experienced, practical and committed to excellence: if these qualities define you then you are the perfect match for this excellent job opportunity!
Our client, a highly renowned business law firm based in Toronto, is recruiting for a commercial real estate legal assistant/law clerk. The incumbent is responsible for dealing with correspondences, legal documents, commercial purchases, title searches, registration of documents and other miscellaneous tasks. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for details, have strong interpersonal and communication skills and should demonstrate the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.
As a real estate legal assistant/clerk, your responsibilities include:
- Preparation and drafting of correspondence and legal documents (including agreements, leases, closing documents, instruments for registration, etc.).
- Completing aspects of commercial purchases, sales and financings.
- Organization/coordination of files/closing.
- Prepare, edit, format, print, scan and revise correspondence, memoranda, reports, forms, labels and other printed material through dictation, copy typing or other instructions, in accordance with the requirements set by the practice group.
- Coordinate and disperse tasks to be performed by various resource groups.
- Reviewing title searches and drafting requisitions.
- Registration of documentation in Terraview.
- Other general duties as required.
Qualifications and essential skills:
- 3+ years of relevant real estate legal experience
- Must have commercial experience
- Knowledge of debt recovery litigation is an asset
- Must have experience with Terraview
- Must have experience conducting title searches and sub searches
- Accuracy and professionalism
To apply, please forward your resume to Zaheeda Merali, Manager – Executive Search at zaheeda@cartelinc.com
