Job Description

The office is located in a charming old house in Manotick, Ontario. The position is a permanent in-person position where you will be part of team assisting clients in this semi-rural community where having a dog in the office just works and so we have a really cute one.

You will assist in providing quality legal services to our primarily referral base of clients. The areas of law are real estate; corporate law and wills and estates. Your main role will be to act as a Wills and Estates Clerk. You may need to also assist at reception while we replace our receptionist who left to go law school. You will also assist more generally with day-to-day tasks within the office. This is a small office where everyone works together and pitches in.

The qualified applicant who is selected for this position will need to be competent in their typing skills and ideally will be able to use proper keyboarding technique. You will need to be comfortable with PCLaw or similar law office bookkeeping and office management software; you will ideally be familiar also with Conveyancer/Unity and Teranet; able to use Wordperfect and Microsoft Word; and competent in using Outlook. It is helpful if you are also familiar with Excel; Wordpress; and Adobe Acrobat Pro. It is important that you are organized and enjoy working in an organized environment. A strong attention to detail including an ability to see, follow and complete instructions is something that should come naturally to you. Some use of a vehicle may be required from time to time and so a valid Driver's License is also required and you may need to use your vehicle from time to time to do things like drive to the bank to make deposits. Formal training as a law clerk or paralegal and at least five years of recent experience in a solicitor's practice is essential.

Please send your Resume and Cover letter outlining your qualifications to Kathleen Robichaud at the Law Office of Kathleen Robichaud. See our website at www.klearlaw.ca for Kathleen's email address or you can send your application by fax at 1 (866) 888-1730. We look forward to hearing from you. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank all of those who apply for their interest.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From $43,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Extended health care On-site parking Paid time off
Application question(s):

How long would it take you to drive to the office?
Work Location: In person