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Foreclosure paralegal

  • Kentville, NS, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type
Full-time
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Working hours
37.5 hours per week
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 37.5 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking
  • Air conditioned

Work setting

  • Legal firm
  • Rural area

Tasks

  • Co-ordinate administrative services
  • Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
  • Record court commencement, trial proceedings and judgements
  • Collect and record administrative and service fees
  • Draft legal correspondence

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • In-house training from a law firm or law clerk program

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Legal software applications
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Access
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word
  • WordPerfect

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Experience

  • Experience an asset

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other Benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Wellness program
More about this job

Responsibilities

Coordinate administrative services and perform clerical duties, including maintaining filing systems and recording court proceedings and judgments. Draft legal correspondence and collect and record administrative and service fees.

Requirements

A college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a one- to two-year program is listed, along with in-house training from a law firm or law clerk program. Experience is an asset; candidates should be accurate, organized, dependable, flexible, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively and work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Skills

  • Legal Correspondence
  • Court Recordkeeping
  • Administrative Coordination
  • Clerical Duties
  • Filing Systems
  • Fee Recording
  • Legal Software
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • WordPerfect
  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication
  • Attention to Detail

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Health Care Plan
  • Group Insurance Benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Free Parking
  • Wellness Program

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Legal
  • Administrative

Keywords

  • Foreclosure
  • Paralegal
  • Legal Firm
  • Legal Correspondence
  • Court Proceedings
  • Court Judgments
  • Administrative Services
  • Clerical Duties
  • Filing Systems
  • Administrative Fees
  • Service Fees
  • Law Clerk Program
  • In-House Training
  • Legal Software
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • WordPerfect
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Attention to Detail
  • Tight Deadlines
  • Teamwork
  • Kentville
  • Nova Scotia

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