Our client, a Burnaby law firm specializing in Real Estate, Corporate & Commercial Law, and Wills, Estates & Trusts, is looking for a senior paralegal to hire to support their lawyers in the area of Wills and Estates.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Must be able to handle probates from start to finish
- Handling all aspects of trust and estate administration
- Maintaining checkbook and banking record; paying bills, and computing and disbursing beneficiary distributions
- Computing and payment of executor and trustee commissions
- Preparation of formal and informal estate and trust accountings
- Marshalling assets and arranging for valuation as necessary
- Reading and interpreting Wills and trust instruments;
- Prepare and file all documents required to probate wills
- Prepare receipt and release agreements, disclaimers, affidavits, accounting petitions
- Handle issuance and revocation of letters and other miscellaneous proceedings including preparation of petitions and overseeing service on interested parties
Qualifications:
- Paralegal diploma or certification
- Experience drafting wills and estates
- 5 years or more working in Wills & Estates
- Strong knowledge of Wills Estates & Succession Act, MS Word, Excel Outlook, Adobe and BC Online