Job Description

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Our client, a boutique law firm in downtown Vancouver, is seeking a motivated and experienced Legal Assistant to join their estate planning and estate administration team to work closely with their lawyers. They specialize in estate administration, trust and estate planning, tax planning, and estate/tax litigation. The successful candidate will be a confident communicator who is able to manage a busy calendar, multitask, possesses sound business judgment, and can maintain confidential communications. An ability to collaborate with lawyers and all staff both in person and remotely in a supportive team environment is essential.
Responsibilities:

• drafting correspondence
• maintaining all administrative functions of the practices
• maintaining electronic and physical files in accordance with standard procedures, including file openings and closings
• maintaining calendars
• maintaining a BF system
• providing support with respect to accounting
• communicating with clients

Requirements:
Qualifications:

• two to three years of estate planning and/or estate administration LAA experience
• takes a client-centric approach, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• remarkable organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy in work product with exceptional attention to detail
• excellent technical and word processing skills
• the ability to exercise sound judgement, discretion, confidentiality and handle a high level of responsibility
• ability to multi-task and to remain calm under pressure

If this sounds like the role is for you, please apply today! Please reference job number 05060-0013298666 in all correspondence.

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