12-month term with high potential to become permanent · Start November 2026
Stonebridge Law is looking for an experienced real estate legal assistant to carry a residential conveyancing file load in our real estate department. You’ll work alongside a close-knit team that genuinely has each other’s backs. If you take pride in clean files and smooth closings, and want to do that work close to home in the Cowichan Valley, we’d like to hear from you.
About Stonebridge Law
We're on a mission to increase access to timely, high-quality legal services in the Cowichan Valley. We're a small firm in Duncan practising real estate, wills and estates, and corporate/commercial law, with a team of about 10 who love living in the Valley and working in law.
Our core values shape how we work:
- Prioritize Family: work-life balance matters
- Straight Talk: honest, clear communication
- Relentlessly Improve: always finding better ways
- Give Where You Live: supporting our community
- Comply with Confidence: doing the right thing, always
What you'll do You'll run 20+ residential files a month from opening to final reporting, and handle registration and funds movement on completion days. All work is done under the supervision of a lawyer.
Conveyancing files: sales, purchases and refinances
- Review contracts of purchase and sale and lender instructions, and flag issues for the lawyer
- Prepare transaction documents
- Coordinate with realtors, lenders, mortgage brokers,
notaries and opposing counsel
- Book and prepare client signing appointments
- Track and clear undertakings, and complete post-closing reporting to clients and lenders
What you bring
Required
- At least 2 years of BC residential conveyancing experience at a law firm or notary office
- Experience handling trust funds in compliance with Law Society of BC rules
- Solid attention to detail and comfort managing many files with hard deadlines at once
- Clear, friendly communication with clients and other professionals
Nice to have
- Legal assistant or conveyancing certificate
- Experience with Clio or similar practice management software
- Some exposure to estate or corporate files
What we offer
- Pay: $27 to $33 per hour, depending on experience
- Hours: full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Benefits: health care spending account
How to apply Send your resume and a short cover note to
[email protected] with the subject line “RE Legal Assistant – [Your Last Name]” by Friday, October 30, 2026.
We'll review applications as they arrive and may interview before the closing date. We thank all applicants; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Pay: $27.00-$33.00 per hour
Benefits
- Extended health care
Experience:
- legal assistant: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
📌 Legal Assistant (Duncan)
🏢 Stonebridge Law
📍 Duncan