Do you enjoy the world of real estate, working with clients and supporting their dreams? Do you excel at working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities?

Our Real Property team is seeking an experienced Residential / Commercial Property Paralegal to join our Sydney office for a full-time permanent position. As part of the Real Property team, you will support the real property lawyers, ensuring the needs of our clients are exceeded with every interaction.

As a Residential / Commercial Property Paralegal, you will be responsible for the following:

• Assisting in all aspects of real estate transactions including residential, commercial, condominium, new construction, financings and subdivision property files;
• Reviewing and drafting closing documents, including resolutions, officers' certificates, and security documents for financings;
• Preparing closing books, drafting reporting letters and opinions and final reports;
• Drafting various conveyance documents, including those required for corporate clients;
• Preparing final reports and other associated closing documents;
• Preparing various documents; including, transfers, HST certificates, adjustments, and statutory declarations, for both commercial and residential real estate transactions; and,
• Conducting all accounting-related processes for all property transactions, including liaising with financial institutions to obtain mortgage releases and deposit closing funds.

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• The ideal candidate will have a Legal Administration/Paralegal diploma or other related education;
• Minimum of three to five (3-5) years experience assisting with residential and or/commercial property matters;
• Exceptional technology skills, with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office, legal billing systems, and property software, Unity;
• Experience with migrations;
• Excel in a demanding, fast-paced team environment, be highly detail-oriented, and be flexible to changing priorities;
• Excellent communication skills, with a special focus on providing exceptional client service; and,
• A positive and collaborative team player with the highest personal integrity and professionalism, always assisting others to achieve the overall team goals.

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal (wellness) spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including paid vacation, personal and sick days.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Participating in a variety of teams including our Corporate Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and so many more.

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact Alana Burgess at [email protected] or 902.455.8260.