Estates & Probate Legal Assistant / Paralegal

Estates & Probate

Bell Alliance LLP is a law firm that strives to provide the WOW factor with an extraordinary level of service that people should expect from their community professional advisors. We take a personal approach to law!

Bell Alliance LLP is looking for an experienced legal assistant or paralegal to join our estates team. This is a full-time position working in a team of busy and friendly professionals including lawyers, paralegals, and legal assistants with a wide range of estate planning, probate and estate administration files.

The Incentives:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive benefit plan including health and wellness package
• Group RSP matching
• Work-life balance

Duties include:

• Client interaction: estate planning appointments with lawyer, email and phone communication with clients and referrals partners
• Drafting: Wills, Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements, Trusts and Probate documents
• General Legal Administration: gather information, data entry and managing file from beginning to end, improving and implementing efficiencies

Candidates should have:

• Excellent communication, client service, and writing skills
• Legal drafting experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Experience with PC Law or similar accounting software

In addition to the above, the successful candidate will have the following qualities:

• Personable, attentive, calm, and professional demeanor
• Ability to interact with others and work in a team
• Respect for confidentiality and discretion
• Ability to multi-task without constant supervision
• Committed and able to receive constructive feedback
• Reliable and punctual
• Diligent and detail oriented
• Comfortable working independently
• Adaptable to a paper-less and high-tech office environment

While we thank everyone who applies for their time and interest we will only be able to respond to short-listed candidates due to the volume of resumes we receive daily.