StringamLaw is seekinga polished and dependable Wills and Estates Legal Assistant to join our Lethbridge office. This role is an excellent opportunity for a legal assistant who values precision, professionalism, and client service, and who is interested in supporting a busysolicitorpractice with a focus on estate planning and estate administration.

Key Responsibilities:

Prepare, draft, revise, and format wills, enduring powers of attorney, personal directives, estate planning documents, correspondence, reporting letters, and related materials with a high degree of accuracy.

Support estate administration files, including preparing probate and administration documents, gathering required information, coordinating filing requirements, andassistingwith file progression.

Open, organize,maintain, and close physical and electronic client files while ensuring deadlines, limitation dates, and follow-up tasks are diarized and completed.

Communicate professionally and compassionately with clients, executors, beneficiaries, financial institutions, accountants, government offices, and other third parties.

Coordinate client meetings, manage calendars, schedule signing appointments, andassistwith meeting preparation and post-meeting follow-up.

Prepare accounts,assistwith billing, time entry, cheque requisitions, trust-related administration, and other file accounting tasks asrequired.

Conduct conflict checks, support client intake, and contribute to an efficient, organized, and positive file workflow frominitialinquiry through completion.

Provide proactive administrative support to the wills and estates team and contribute to the smooth day-to-day operation of the Lethbridge office.

Qualifications:





LegalAdministrative Assistant diploma or certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution is considered an asset.

A minimum of 2 years of legal assistant experience is preferred; experience in wills, estate planning, or estate administration would be a solid asset.

A professional, client-focused approach with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with lawyers, colleagues, clients, and external service providers.

Strong initiative and the ability to learn new concepts, terminology, procedures, and practice-management systems quickly.

Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, andmaintainaccuracy in a busy practice.

Clear and skilled verbal and written communication skills, including strong grammar, spelling, proofreading, and document formatting abilities.

A high levelof attention to detail, discretion, confidentiality, and commitment to producing quality work.

Professional-level Microsoft Word skills and comfort working with electronic document management andpractice-managementsystems.

Compensation & Working Hours:
StringamLaw offers competitive compensation commensuratewith experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription drug coverage, life insurance, critical illness, long term disability, vacation, and sick time benefits. This is a regular full-time position, with standard working hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM with an unpaid hour for lunch, subject to change from time to time.

medical

dental

prescription drug coverage

life insurance

critical illness

long term disability

vacation

sick time benefits

Stringamwishes to thankall applicants for their interest. However, please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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📌 Legal Assistant (Alberta)
🏢 Stringam Denecky
📍 Alberta