Conveyancer

Our client is a boutique law firm located in the Surrey/White Rock area providing litigation, corporate, real estate and conveyancing, trust and estate services. They are hiring for a conveyancer to join their team.

Job responsibilities:

• Liaise with lawyers on file progress, identifying risks and/or red flags
• Correspond with and follow-up with clients, real estate agents, banks, mortgage brokers, and notaries
• Deal with clients directly to obtain information and answer any conveyancing related queries
• Start file, reviewing contracts, title searches and other legal documents
• Prepare sale, purchase, and mortgage documents for residential conveyancing
• Register documents electronically with the Land Title Office
• Obtain, sort, file and verify documents for completion
• Prepare, draft and manage conveyancing documents, correspondence, reports and accounts
• Report to financial institutions and clients and follow-up on discharges
• Manage electronic and paper conveyancing client files
• Organize and assemble due diligence searches
• Coordinate and schedule conveyancing meetings and appointments with legal team
• Close client files, including compiling data records and preparing for offsite storage
• Provide back-up support or assist other staff with overflow work and with other projects as required

Experiences:

• 3+ years of experience in a conveyancing capacity and in a professional services environment
• Completion of a recognized legal assistant program or equivalent experience and training
• Strong technical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Previous experience with legal software and programs such as econveyance, BC Online and Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA)

Salary: 60-65k

If this opportunity sounds like something that fits your career path, please apply to this posting; we'd love to talk to you!