Forge Recruitment Looking for Legal Assistant – Trust, Wills, Estates and Charities at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

About the Role

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Handle all administrative duties such as email and calendar management, coordinating meetings, attending to conflict searches and file opening/closing, preparing expense reports, engagement letters and routine correspondence etc.
• Prepare and maintain a bring-forward system, as well as provide appropriate reminders
• Ensure all physical and electronic filing is organized and up to date on a regular basis
• Liaise with Billing Coordinators for the monthly production of accounts
• Provide backup coverage in the absence of other assistants or team members

The Offer

Benefits include:

• A health and wellness subsidy
• An annual education & tuition reimbursement
• Flexible medical and dental benefits (effective from day 1)
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Personal days
• Employee & family assistance program
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
• Monetary incentive for employee referrals
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to give back to your community through firm initiatives
• An engaging firm culture that celebrates our hardworking and dedicated people

What You Bring

• Completion of a post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk course
• A minimum of 3+ years’ working experience (large firm experience preferred) in Trusts, Wills, Estates and Charities
• In-depth understanding of business and legal terminology
• Strong technical skills using Microsoft Office 365
• Experience working with 3E, iManageWork, DocuSign
• Ability to manage the practices of multiple lawyers
• In-depth understanding of business and legal terminology
• Client Service mindset with a “can do” attitude
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and also be a flexible team player
• Highly organized, with meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information

Next Steps
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply, in confidence. Thank you for your interest in the position and in Forge Recruitment.