Overview
de Villars Jones LLP is seeking a legal assistant to join our estates team. This role will touch on a variety of areas of law, including estate planning, estate administration, and estate litigation.
At de Villars Jones, we believe a healthy work/life balance is necessary to thrive. We know you work to live, and not the other way around; that’s why flexibility, good humour, and teamwork underpin our internal culture.
We operate as a true team; collaborating on files so that no one is left out of the loop (just in case someone gets hit by a bus - a scenario we discuss surprisingly often at our firm).
Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Providing support to 4 lawyers (on a team with other legal assistants)
- Corresponding with clients directly by telephone, email, and letter
- Drafting, editing, and proofreading documents
- Conducting public registry searches
- Administrative tasks including creating invoices, posting disbursements, scheduling appointments, etc.
- Any other duties, as required
Qualifications
- Legal assistant diploma from an accredited college (required)
- At least 3 years of previous law firm experience (required)
- Wills and estates experience (preferred)
- Experience with digital document management systems (eg. NetDocuments)
- Experience with accounting software (eg. Soluno)
- Experience with Microsoft 365 (eg. Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Word, Excel)
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Strong organization and time management skills
- An outgoing personality is always a plus!
Pay: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
