General Legal Administrative & Law Clerk Support:

• Conducting legal research.

• Precedent development and training of legal assistants.

• Providing dicta-typing/transcription services.

• Data-entry and records management of matters into legal software (e.g. Unity, formerly the Conveyancer software, Lawyer Done Deal, Estate-a-Base, Emergent software, PC Law, Cosmolex, Clio, Bill4Time, Automated Civil Litigation, Officio, Migration Manager (Australia), Worldox database software).

• Drafting of Affidavits and court documents in varied areas of Law (including Real Estate, Litigation and Criminal Matters).

• Drafting of retainers and/or engagement letters.

• Completion of disclosure/evidence sorting for court.

• Assisting with legal content marketing.

• Providing editing services and legal content writing services.

Legal Accounting:

• Completing all monthly billing/invoices.

• Being the point of contact for all client invoicing and balancing accounts.

• Creating expense tracking and reports.

• Handling all accounts receivables and accounts payable.

Real Estate Law:

• Assisting with the completion of Real Estate transactions, drafting of reporting letters & lender packages, Freedom of Information requests, off-title searches, execution searches, discharge of mortgages, acquiring title insurance, acting as liaison with various stakeholders and lenders on behalf of clients, and setting up Teraview for teams.

• Arranging of process serving and land title sub-searches.

• Preparation of Appeals’ documentation for the Assessment Review Board (i.e., managing and/or drafting, where applicable, of hearing notices, decision notices, withdrawal notices, acknowledgment of appeal filings, minutes of settlement, agreements, and non-engagement letters).

• Working within the MPAC Property Line Database and filing Appeals.

• Preparation of documentation for the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal and assisting with the drafting of Site Plan Agreements.

Wills & Estates Law:

• Assisting with the preparation of applications for Certificate of Appointment.

• Drafting estate planning documents (simple wills, POA's, directions, affidavits of execution, reporting letters).

• Completing estate information returns.

• Liaising with asset-holders on clients’ behalf (including acquiring death certificates, banking documents, and insurance documents).

• Managing the client intake processes in preparation for estate administration matters.

Criminal Law:

• Drafting of initiating documentation such as designation of counsel, applications, and assisting with the organization and completion of trial preparation documents.

• Liaising on behalf of clients with various detention centers, law enforcement agencies and Ontario courts.

• Picking up disclosure (i.e., evidence) from various criminal courts in the General Toronto Area as Agent for Counsel.

• Acting as Agent for Counsel for procedural matters/appearances and scheduling management of hearing dates for teams, including scheduling replacement Agents for hearings where applicable.

Immigration Law:

• Assisting with drafting documentation and gathering documents for applications/submissions in various jurisdictions.

• Managing client matters in immigration software.

Civil Litigation:

• Drafting and preparation of pleadings and briefs.

• Attending to all the tracking and scheduling of court dates with various courthouses. 

Family Law:

• Assisting with client intake and consultations, as well as administrative processing of Legal Aid matters.

• Assisting with the completion of Divorce, Spousal Support and Child Support Applications, including drafting and finalization of Financial Statements and Affidavits in connection with said matters.

• Assisting with the drafting of separation, marriage and co-habitation agreements.

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