Residential Real Estate Paralegal – Regina

The role

MLT Aikins is seeking an experienced Residential Real Estate Paralegal for its Regina office. This full-time role will support the Real Estate practice group and requires the ability to work independently under lawyer supervision to meet client and transactional deadlines.

What you'll do

• Prepare real estate transactional and conveyance documents, including transfers, caveats, purchase and sale agreements, mortgages, PPSNs, refinancing-related documents, liens, leases and all related documentation
• Conduct and review public office searches, including Property Registry/Land Titles Offices, Municipal Tax, Personal Property Registry (PPR), Bankruptcy, Bank Act, Companies Office, Sherriff’s Office, Courts of King’s Bench, municipal work orders, zoning, workplace safety, environmental, employment and utilities
• Perform and compile additional due diligence searches (e.g. directed at entity, premises, etc.)
• Draft due diligence search result summary reports
• Submit real estate transactional and conveyance documents, including easement and subdivision plans for filing at Property Registry Offices
• Draft financing documents including Assignment of Rents, General Security Agreement, Officer’s Certificate, Authorizing Resolutions and supporting documents for commercial transactions
• Prepare a variety of corporate/commercial documents, including agreements associated with the purchase and sale and/or the financing of real property
• Prepare PPR registrations and draft PPR reports to lenders
• Analyze and draft trust conditions for review by the supervising lawyer
• Maintain and organize schedules of closings
• Manage all incoming and outgoing funds, including calculating requisition of funds for closing, mortgage financing and other requirements
• Prepare/write correspondence
• Attend to file openings and review conflict searches
• Prepare Statements of Account as necessary
• Maintain client communications and, where necessary, act as primary and independent contact with clients, brokers and other counsel
• Produce reports as necessary, including mortgage reports to lenders

What we're looking for

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