Real Estate Legal Assistant

Are you a highly skilled Real Estate Legal Assistant with a proven track record in large law firms? Join Our Client’s high-performing Toronto firm, where your expertise will support a busy practice group, handling complex transactions. This firm offers a hybrid work model with 4 days in-office and 1 day remotely, offering the perfect balance of connection and flexibility. You’ll join a team that values professional growth, collaboration, and excellence, all within a supportive workplace culture. This is more than just a job, it’s a chance to shine in a role where your skills will be truly appreciated. Apply now!

Salary: Up to $75K

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation and completion of all necessary documentation for commercial real estate purchase, sale and mortgage transactions from beginning to end
• Review title and off title searches, draft title memoranda
• With a team, support and assist with bulk condominium interim closings and final closings
• Prepare documents in Teraview including Transfers, Charges, Discharges, and Notices
• Assist with various other project, financing and development work, as needed
• Help with financial and other tracking of large condominium projects using MS Excel
• Process deposits releases and construction financing draws;
• Organizing files and keeping all electronic and physical filing up to date
• Managing partner’s calendar
• Various administrative tasks such as: handling incoming phone calls, mail, faxes, emails, wire deposits, closing files, photocopying, etc.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ previous experience as a Legal Assistant in commercial real estate law
• Successful completion of a related post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk program
• Experience with Lawyer Done Deal, Conveyancer and Teraview
• Flexible to work over time as required
• Handle time pressure situations and stress of multiple shifting demands
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable to the changing demands of the job
• Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications
• Strong verbal and written communication

To apply, please forward your resume to Zaheeda Merali, Manager – Executive Search at