Legal Assistant

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products.
 

Pattison Food Group Ltd. consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ more than 30,000 team members.
 

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Legal Assistant to join our legal team in Langley, BC.  
 

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to our team of lawyers by managing file matters, preparing legal documents, and maintaining records, as well as researching and analyzing as required.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing legal administrative support to legal counsel and senior legal assistants in the delivery of legal services, including managing and preparing various legal documents.

• Preparing, modifying, renewing, and registering leases and other supplementary and related documentation as a tenant or landlord of commercial properties.

• Performing land title office and Personal Property Registry document filing searches, both online and by agent.

• Reviewing, auditing, and maintaining in-house corporate entities and in-house trademarks.

• Using knowledge of legislation, legal terminology, forms, and documents to draft various legal agreements and correspondence for review by lawyers.

• Maintaining legal systems and procedures, such as diarization, corporate, trademarks, security registration, contracts, files and litigation.

• Preparing reports at various levels on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

• Responding to legal enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.

• Completing administrative duties, as required.
   

You have:

• A legal administrative certificate or a related discipline.

• 3+ years of experience in a legal administrative capacity.

• Experience in real estate law, including commercial leasing and land titles.

• Experience performing online searches through provincial services, including reading and interpreting results from land titles, corporate registries, PRP, tax records, property assessments, court services, and conducting trademark NUANS searches and federal corporation lookups.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 

• Familiarity with document management systems.

• Experience in corporate/commercial law is an asset.

You are:

• An effective communicator with strong written and verbal skills. 

• A self-starter with a strong attention to detail. 

• Able to multitask and meet deadlines.

• Able to recognize and react to confidential situations.
   

What we offer:

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits, a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression.

If you’re looking to join a team that puts people first, you’re in the right place. Apply online today!
 

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Compensation Details:

The compensation offered for this position will take into consideration location, education, skills, experience and other factors.