Moncton Estates & Trusts Paralegal
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The Opportunity
Bring your expertise passion for client service and collaborative mindset to a team that values excellence growth and innovation. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same and your work makes a meaningful impact.
McInnes Cooper seeks an experienced and empathetic Estates & Trusts Paralegal to join our team in our Moncton office in a full-time permanent position. This role supports a busy and well-established Estates and Trusts practice and plays a key role in delivering high-quality legal services to clients during important and often sensitive life moments.
As an Estates & Trusts Paralegal you will be responsible for:
- Preparing and filing New Brunswick Probate Court and Represented Adult applications across all New Brunswick offices.
- Supporting trust administration matters and maintaining estate planning document inventories.
- Managing original estate planning documents reporting and document retrieval requests.
- Taking ownership of a high volume of estate and trust files ensuring deadlines and court requirements are met.
- Maintaining accurate files tracking systems correspondence and time entries.
- Communicating professionally and empathetically with clients and external stakeholders.
- Liaising with courts financial institutions advisors and other third parties.
- Maintaining precedents monitoring legislative changes and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contributing positively to a collaborative high performing team culture!
The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:
- Legal Assistant or Paralegal diploma; however we recognize that historical and systemic barriers have shaped and limited access to traditional education training and employment pathways. Therefore we welcome applicants with a combination of skills knowledge and lived experience.
- A minimum of three (3) years experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal ideally in Estate Administration with the ability to manage files independently.
- Working knowledge of probate processes and court filings.
- Exceptional technology skills with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and a genuine interest in keeping up to date with the newest technology.
- Excel in a demanding fast-paced team environment be highly detail-oriented and flexible to changing priorities.
- Exceptional communication skills a special focus on client service and the highest degree of professionalism.
- A positive attitude with the confidence to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team.
Our team members have access to:
- Defined-benefit pension plan.
- Firm-paid health and dental benefits.
- Health spending account.
- Personal spending account (wellness).
- Commuting allowance.
- Time for you:
- Including vacation personal and sick days.
- Balancing life:
- Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
- A strong commitment to learning mentorship and ongoing professional development.
- Our Team - we cant say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative collegial respectful and caring team.
- The ability to participate in a variety of committees including Collective Social Responsibility Wellness BiPOC AccessMC Special Events and 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 online 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 emailprotected or 902.455.8260.
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A little bit about us
McInnes Cooper
About MC
McInnes Cooper is a solutions-driven Canadian law firm and member of Lex Mundi the worlds leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients from Canada and abroad the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success talent engagement and innovation.
A certified Great Place to Work McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of over 220 lawyers and 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across seven offices in Charlottetown Fredericton Halifax Moncton Saint John St. Johns and Sydney.
Our People
At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values respects and supports different perspectives cultures and experiences.
Diversity & Inclusion
We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.
Collective Social Responsibility
We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support and our people give generously of their skills and effort.
Pro Bono Legal Services
Through our Pro Bono Program we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.
Environmental Stewardship
Like any large organization our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.
Key Skills
- Legal Drafting
- Proofreading
- Google Docs
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- Legal Research
- Research Experience
- Paralegal
- Filing
- Writing Skills
