Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant
Job Description
Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant
Are you a highly skilled Real Estate Legal Assistant with a proven track record in large law firms? Join Our Client’s high-performing Toronto firm, where your expertise will support a busy practice group, handling complex transactions. This firm offers a hybrid work model with 4 days in-office and 1 day remotely, offering the perfect balance of connection and flexibility. You’ll join a team that values professional growth, collaboration, and excellence, all within a supportive workplace culture. This is more than just a job, it’s a chance to shine in a role where your skills will be truly appreciated. Apply now!
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the preparation and completion of all necessary documentation for commercial real estate purchase, sale and mortgage transactions from beginning to end
- Review title and off title searches, draft title memoranda
- With a team, support and assist with bulk condominium interim closings and final closings
- Prepare documents in Teraview including Transfers, Charges, Discharges, and Notices
- Assist with various other project, financing and development work, as needed
- Help with financial and other tracking of large condominium projects using MS Excel
- Process deposits releases and construction financing draws;
- Organizing files and keeping all electronic and physical filing up to date
- Managing partner’s calendar
- Various administrative tasks such as: handling incoming phone calls, mail, faxes, emails, wire deposits, closing files, photocopying, etc.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years’ previous experience as a Legal Assistant in commercial real estate law
- Successful completion of a related post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk program
- Experience with Lawyer Done Deal, Conveyancer and Teraview
- Flexible to work over time as required
- Handle time pressure situations and stress of multiple shifting demands
- The ability to be flexible and adaptable to the changing demands of the job
- Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications
- Strong verbal and written communication
To apply, please forward your resume to Zaheeda Merali, Manager – Executive Search at zaheeda@cartelinc.com
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