Administrative + Legal Support

Field Law accepts unsolicited résumés for support staff positions that become available from time to time. Interested applicants may submit their covering letter and résumé via email, in confidence to careers@fieldlaw.com. We thank all applicants in advance and advise that only those with relevant and pertinent experience will be contacted.

Qualified applicants are welcomed and preferred to apply directly.

Current Openings

  • Legal Assistant, Wills, Estates + Trusts - Calgary

    • This is a role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for completing a variety of tasks for lawyers doing work in the practice area of wills, estates and trusts.

      You must understand the importance of confidentiality in a professional setting and have great attention to detail. You are organized and able to focus on the task at hand. Your ability to prioritize assists you in meeting deadlines. You are a team player and want to be a part of a great team.

      Field Law is committed to upholding our core values of Collegiality, Integrity, and Professional Excellence, which serve as the foundation of our dedication to creating a high-quality, collaborative, and respectful environment for everyone.

      Duties + Responsibilities

      • Booking appointments and managing of lawyer’s calendars.
      • Scheduling meetings and/or questioning and mediations.
      • Providing back-up for other assistants in their absence.
      • Entering lawyer’s time.
      • Billing, including client follow up on outstanding A/R.
      • Coordinating searches: Titles, encumbrances, plans, taxes + corporate.
      • Submitting/Filing documents (i.e., LTO, Courthouse).
      • Accessing online legal resources.
      • Responding to internal and external requests.
      • Meeting/liaising/reporting to clients.
      • Organizing documents and binders.
      • Ensuring file management system is kept current.
      • Submitting lawyer’s receipts for reimbursement.
      • Managing the diarization of important dates.
      • Overseeing the opening and closing of files as well as filing of physical documents.
      • Preparing letters and legal documents as well as amending and comparing.
      • Retrieving physical copies of wills/epa/pds; drafting and providing authorizations to release.
      • Estate litigation – Court filings, compiling and bookmarking affidavits/briefs/applications/orders for filing and service.
      • Submissions; sending out releases; distributing the funds after everything is finalized to all listed beneficiaries; sending out reporting letters.
      • Introductory packages for new clients re estate planning matters – drafting and providing retainer letters and estate planning questionnaires; obtaining client contact information; explaining estate planning processes.
      • Other tasks as assigned 

      Qualifications + Skills

      • Recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma.
      • Experience working in the wills + estates practice area.
      • Experience working in a litigation environment (WET area an asset) and filing Court documents.
      • Knowledge of the OPGT submissions and requirements an asset.
      • Advanced computer skills.
      • Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
      • Excellent follow-up and bring-forward skills.
      • Strong analytical skills and problem solving with minimal supervision.
      • Ability to prioritize effectively and handle high pressure deadlines.

      Working Conditions

      • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
      • Normal weekday office hours (35)

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

  • Paralegal, Debt Recovery + Foreclosure - Edmonton

    • Our Edmonton office is looking for a Debt Recovery + 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

      Working Conditions

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

      Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume to: careers@fieldlaw.com

  • Resource Assistant - Calgary

    • Our Calgary office has an immediate opening for a Resource Assistant. Reporting directly to the Manager, Legal Support Services; this is a legal assistant role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for the general support of multiple practices. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-sufficient, and has high attention to detail.

      Field Law is committed to upholding our core values of Collegiality, Integrity, and Professional Excellence, which serve as the foundation of our dedication to creating a high-quality, collaborative, and respectful environment for everyone. 

      Duties + Responsibilities

      • Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software to prepare correspondence and legal documents in support of corporate transactions.
      • Answer the telephone, schedule appointments, questionings, and meetings, greet visitors and handle administrative and business details.
      • Transcribe correspondence and legal documents from digital recordings or handwritten notes.
      • Manage lawyers’ diaries and update electronic calendar.
      • Review correspondence (including faxes and e-mail), co-ordinate the flow of information, update calendar and respond to routine inquiries.
      • Review and proofread outgoing documents to ensure they are correct and comply with legal procedures.
      • Access and use online legal resources.
      • Operate office equipment such as voice mail messaging systems, photocopying machines, and computer scanning equipment.
      • Handle routine accounting procedures:  billing, cheque deposits/requests, time entry, etc.
      • Perform general office duties as required.

      Qualifications + Skills

      • Over three years of hands-on experience as a legal assistant, with a strong focus on litigation, wills and estates, insurance, and corporate law.
      • Holds a recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma, demonstrating a solid foundation in legal principles and practices. 
      • Highly motivated and eager to expand knowledge and grow within the legal profession.
      • Proactive and self-sufficient, capable of taking the initiative to resolve issues independently while contributing effectively to team efforts.  
      • Possesses a consistently positive attitude, fostering a collaborative and encouraging workplace atmosphere. 
      • Strongly team-oriented, skilled at working closely with colleagues to achieve common goals. 
      • Exceptional organizational skills complemented by meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all tasks and documentation.
      • Adept at prioritizing responsibilities and managing multiple deadlines efficiently, ensuring timely completion of assignments in a fast-paced environment. 

      Working Conditions

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

      Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume to: careers@fieldlaw.com

  • Paralegal, Estate Litigation - Calgary or Edmonton

    • Our office is looking for a full-time paralegal in our Estate Litigation department. This role works with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for substantive file responsibilities within our estate and litigation practice. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable, proactive, self-sufficient, has high attention to detail, and holds top tier organizational skills.

      We place great value in a candidate’s ability to recognize the importance of teamwork and participate in facilitating a culture of Integrity, Professional Excellence and Collegiality.  

      Duties + Responsibilities

      • Draft Court Applications; Supporting Affidavits; Briefs; Notices; AGTA forms for lawyers’ final review
      • Compile Affidavits with exhibits
      • Attending to Affidavit signings and filings
      • Booking and diarizing Court dates, filing deadlines and return dates
      • Obtaining file details from client
      • Arranging to obtain medical records; medical reports; police reports and other third-party records required for litigation purposes
      • Summarizing relevant documents and preparing chronologies for Court proceedings
      • Preparing cost submissions and bills of costs
      • Reporting to clients on progress updates during course of litigation
      • Client contact for file status and concerns

      Qualifications + Skills

      • 5+ years of experience as a paralegal, preferably working in the wills + estates/litigation law practice area; General litigation experience an asset
      • Recognized 2-year Paralegal Diploma
      • Excellent ability to prioritize and understand urgency of tasks
      • Advanced computer skills
      • Strong analytical and accuracy skills and problem solving with minimal supervision

      Working Conditions

      • Hybrid work environment
      • Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment

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

       

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