Wills & Estates Legal Assistant
Job Description
Wills & Estates Legal Assistant
The summer job market is heating up! We have an amazing opportunity available with a well-known, busy boutique law firm seeking a Wills and Estate Legal Assistant. If you are dedicated and have a positive attitude, then this is the firm for you! They have a team of friendly and supportive legal professionals who are hardworking but love to have fun! It’s a great environment to work in, while also gaining new skills and experiences. As a Legal Assistant you will manage correspondence with clients, handle scheduling, and maintain client files. Apply now before it’s too late! Competitive salary and benefits package also offered.
Key Responsibilities
- Calendar management
- Working directly with clients to manage and participate in the creation of documents.
- Ensure high quality client services are provided.
- Opening and creating client files digitally and physically
- Reporting and closing Files
- Regular maintenance and organization of client files (paper and electronic)
- Coordinating with process servers and couriers
- Regular communication with clients, other law firms, and internal staff
- Organizing files and maintaining filing and logging systems;
- Preparing expense claims;
- Administrative work including but not limited to scanning, filing, answering the phone, sending/receiving courier deliveries, and greeting clients at the front door
- Assisting with billing duties, sending payment links to clients by email, and collecting on billings
- Working with MS Office, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, Clio, eState Planner, and other tools and technologies that the Firm uses;
- Problem solving with minimal supervision;
- Communicating in a professional manner with lawyers, other team members and clients; and
- Any other general duties
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience working as Legal Assistant in a law firm
- Estates experience is an asset
- Strong technical and legal knowledge
- Ability to work well with others
- Confidence to manage multiple complex files at the same time
- Excellent attention to detail and diligent proofreading skills
How to Apply: To apply, please forward your resume to Sabrina at sabrina@cartelinc.com
