Current Openings

Our Edmonton office is looking for a Debt recovery and Foreclosure Paralegal to work with a variety of our firm’s team members. You will be responsible for the debt collection for multiple practices. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-sufficient, and has high attention to detail and organizational skills.

We place great value in a candidate’s ability to recognize the importance of team work to participate in facilitating a culture of collaboration.

Duties + Responsibilities

  • Drafting correspondence including demand letters
  • Drafting Civil Claims, Statement of Claims and Originating Applications
  • Serving Commencement Documents (via registered mail or arranging process servers)
  • Drafting Applications and Orders in foreclosure proceedings
  • Draft Caveats for condominium fee collections
  • Preparing Default Judgments (including pre-judgment interest calculations)
  • Preparing Writs of Enforcement, registering and renewing them
  • Performing basic and enforcement searches (bankruptcy, corporate, PPR, Equifax, and internet searches)
  • Instructing skip tracers for locates of current residents, employers and bank accounts (when required)
  • Working with debtors for repayment arrangement of judgments and overseeing those repayment arrangements and/or repayment of mortgage arrears or condominium fee arrears
  • Processing trust monies for clients
  • Preparing Bills of Costs (for debt collection and general litigation matters)
  • Preparing pre and post interest calculations
  • Preparing garnishee summons
  • Preparing Notices to Attend Questioning and Notices to Attend Questioning in Aid of Execution, including preparation of conduct money calculations (for debt collection and general litigation matters)
  • Drafting Affidavits of Service and supporting Affidavits for various court applications

Qualifications + Skills

  • 5+ years of debt collection experience in a paralegal role
  • Excellent understanding of the Alberta Rules of Court
  • Strong knowledge of the Civil Enforcement Act, Personal Property Securities Act, Law of Property Act and Condominium Property Act
  • Recognized 2 year Legal Assistant or Paralegal Diploma
  • Eager to grow and learn
  • Pro-active and self-sufficient
  • Positive attitude
  • Team oriented
  • Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritize and effectively handle deadlines
  • Familiar with the Residential Tenancies Act, Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act, and Enforcement of Homeowners Association fees (HOA) is beneficial

Working Conditions

  • Normal week-day office hours (35)
  • Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment

Qualified applicants can submit their resume to: careers@fieldlaw.com