Description
About Us:
McQuarrie is a full-service, results-based BC law firm, centrally located in the Greater Vancouver area and well situated to meet the needs of a diverse range of businesses, individuals, and institutional clients. At McQuarrie, we believe trust is the foundation of every good client relationship – it is one of the pillars of our client service experience together with a results-based focus. We are conveniently located in the Central City Tower accessible by sky train in downtown Surrey, one of the fastest growing business communities.
We value a firm culture that fosters collegiality and respect for everyone on the team while rewarding individual initiative, responsibility, and creativity.
We currently have an Estate Administration Paralegal opportunity available working in our Wills & Estates department.
About the role:
- Prepare probate and administration application materials
- Supervise processes and procedures relating to estate administration
- Communicate with financial institutions and others to gather information about estate assets
- Act as primary liaison with the probate registry, Public Guardian and Trustee’s office and other government agencies
- Conduct and report on title, wills notice and other searches
- Assist in the ongoing development of precedent system in respect of estate administration matters and maintain system
- Assist executors and administrators in the administration of estates, including the transmission and transfer of estate assets and the preparation of accounts
- Arrange publication of notices to creditors and related tasks
- Participate in client interviews, engage in direct phone, and e-mail communications with clients and others and attend to execution of documents by clients
- Other administrative support to the department as needed
About you:
- You have 3 years of paralegal experience in Estate Administration
- You have a certificate/diploma from an accredited Paralegal program
- You have working knowledge of relevant legislation, Supreme Court Rules, and probate registry practice and procedures
- You have experience in dealing directly with the probate registry and the Public Guardian and Trustee’s office
- You have strong document production skills, including working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- You have excellent communication skills and the ability to handle multiple assignments while focusing on attention detail
- You are a team player who can take the initiative and work independently when needed
What we offer and why it is great to work on our team:
- Competitive compensation
- A comprehensive benefit package
- Flexible and individualized work arrangements that align with the team
- Pension plan after 2 years of you being on the team
- Professional development allowance and amazing opportunities for personal growth and development
- A generous vacation allotment
- Sick and personal days
- Monthly social events
- Various discounts offered in Central City mall, right below our office
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your resume with "Estate Admin Paralegal" in the subject line, along with a cover letter to our Human Resources Department at [email protected].
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.