Careers

Our downtown Edmonton client, a very prominent progressive law firm, is looking to hire a Commercial Real Estate Legal Assistant to work for a very busy Partner.

The ideal candidate will have 3 + years of experience working in a similar role, excellent computer skills, is a team player and has an extremely high attention to detail. This position will include some executive assistant work in addition to legal assistant work.

This firm provides an excellent benefit and compensation package!   

To explore this permanent full time opportunity, please respond in confidence.

Thank you in advance to all applicants.
We look forward to working with you in your career search.

On behalf of our clients, small, medium and large sized Edmonton law firms we are recruiting Lawyers to join the firms as Associates in Edmonton and surrounding area. Firms will have a file load for you to take on. Those of you who want to develop your own client base as well with have a higher bonus structure. Positions are in office with the option or remote on occasion.

Our clients are seeking Solicitors and or Barristers with experience in the areas of Corporate, Commercial, Family, Litigation and Real Estate law.

These positions will begin on the New Year; we are starting the interview process now.

• At this time we will only consider those in good standing with Alberta Law Society and with a minimum of two years’ experience as an Associate.
• To learn more about each firm and their expectations and what they have to offer, please respond in confidence.
• Thank you in advance to all applicants.

We look forward to assisting you with your career search.

Permanent

Salary: $80,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Contact : Cari-Ann Jay 

On behalf our client a downtown Edmonton corporation geared to the health & wellness sector we are recruiting for a Legal Asst/Paralegal with a minimum of three years of experience in regulatory/administrative law. Ideal candidate will have related experience working with external lawyers on several matters to include understanding the quasi-judicial body and or litigation related matters.
In this role you will work collaboratively with your team to support various managers, leaders with extensive document management, correspondence, meetings, agendas, travel arrangements and follow up.

This is a very self-directed position utilizing your well-developed organization skills, interpersonal and communication along with your drafting skills to manage files, reports, data base updates, expenses and outcomes. Superior technical skills to include software programs, conferencing and virtual platforms.
Our client is looking for a team spirited individual who is looking to take on a rewarding busy position that will continue to challenge, engage and exceed expectations with a well-educated group of professionals.

This is a full-time permanent position that will be either in-office or remote initially and may stay hybrid.
Above average compensation and benefits package.

To explore this unique career position with a progressive organization that promotes learning and advancement, please respond in confidence to Cari-Ann.

We look forward to assisting you with your next career placement.

Thank you to all applicants, only those meeting the above criteria will be contacted.

On behalf of client, a large downtown Edmonton law firm, we are seeking an 2 (two) Intermediate or Senior residential real estate Conveyancer to join their team. Must be able to independently process a minimum of 20-30 transactions each month. During peak season have the capabilities to process 50 + transactions to include purchase, sale, builder and working with high-risk mortgages.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

- Experience with all Lending documents, drafting and completing

- Funding protocol, land titles submissions, corporate documents

- Draft and finalize correspondence and legal

- Experience with residential real estate matters/files within a law firm is a must

- Attention to detail and accuracy is essential

- Ability to work effectively with multiple time deadlines

- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and analyze information skillfully with minimal supervision

- Ability to express facts and ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

- Takes independent actions and calculated risks but will ask for and offer help to others when needed

- File management - ensure filing is kept up to date

- Prepare final reporting letters

- Liaising with clients and being able to deal with inquiries and requests

- General administrative duties, including photocopying, mail, faxing/e-mailing Position will begin when the candidate is selected

Qualifications:

- 4+ years’ experience as a legal assistant in a law firm working on residential real estate transactions with banks & B Lenders.

- Conveyancing software experience

- Impeccable attention to details and well-developed organization skills.

Salary to be negotiated with comprehensive benefits package.

Thank you to all applicants.

Resumes will be kept on file for future consideration.

We look forward to assisting you with your career search!

If you know anyone else who may be interested in this opportunity, we welcome and reward referrals.

These are immediate Permanent, full time roles with our clients.

Salary: $50,000.00-$70,000.00 per year, depending on years of experience.

On behalf of our downtown Edmonton and surrounding area clients, we are seeking 2 (two) experienced Paralegals with CORES level III accreditation and 5 years of experience within the Corporate Department of various Law Firms.

Our clients will compensate your expertise with comprehensive benefits, flexible start and finish hours and a competitive annual salary.

This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced paralegal wanting a busy, challenging and rewarding position. Our client firms offer a variety of perks and team culture in a harmonious & fun atmosphere.

Requirements:
. Telephone - filtering incoming calls and dealing with inquiries and requests
. Draft and finalize correspondence and legal documentation
. Filing Corporate and Personal Property documents
. Ability to manage multiple files that require interaction with a variety of people and types of information. Experience with corporate files is a must
. Attention to detail and accuracy is essential
. Ability to work effectively with multiple time deadlines. Updating minute books with proper documents and up to date precedents. Ability to express facts and ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Has a good knowledge of the principles, methods and materials in corporate matters. File management - ensure filing is kept up to date
. Liaising with clients and being able to deal with inquiries and requests
. General administrative duties, including photocopying, mail, faxing/e-mailing

The Ideal Candidate:

.Has a solid 5 years of experience and will be able to hit the ground running.
.Excellent computer and typing skills.

.Highly organized and have the ability to juggle a busy workload and varying deadlines.

.Has obtained their Legal Assistant diploma

.CORES III accreditation is a must. 

Thank you to all applicants.

Position will remain open until a candidate is selected.

Competitive Compensation package will be negotiated.

Our downtown Edmonton client is looking to hire a Legal Assistant with Regulatory/Administrative Law experience. Successful candidate must have 4+ years of litigation experience and preference will be given to those worked with Tribunals/Hearings, Regulatory matters.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working on a very busy team, is hard working, has great work ethic, and has a passion to learn. This is a great position for someone in need of a challenge.

This private organization offers great benefits and a very competitive salary.

Must have a Legal Assistant Diploma/Certificate.

Please respond in confidence.

Thank you in advance to all applicants.

We look forward to working with you.

This is an in-office full time, permanent position.

Salary to be negotiated.

The successful candidate will work alongside colleagues on a variety of commercial legal matters, including, (i) procurement contracts for goods and professional services, (ii) technology agreements (SaaS and Cloud), (iii) lease and option agreements for land use related to renewable energy projects and (iv) standard commercial agreements (including non-disclosure agreements, guarantees, retail power agreements and emission offset/emission performance credit purchase and sale agreements).

You will contribute to our team by

• Prepares, reviews, and negotiates the terms of general corporate and commercial agreements, and, where appropriate, engages and manages external legal counsel to assist with such matters.
• Develops and maintains self-help tools for internal business partners pertaining to such matters as standard form contracts, contracts playbooks, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Develops, implements, and reviews corporate and commercial related operational processes to ensure compliance to Capital Power’s policies, standards, regulatory requirements and ensure mitigation of risks.
• Works closely with internal stakeholders to establish processes and tools and deliver targeted education on limiting the company’s exposure to liability.
• Analyzes and identifies issues impacting operational performance an establishes initiatives for continuous improvement to ensure that the legal services provided to our internal business partners align with the needs and strategies of these various groups, including but not limited to shared services, operations, and business development while maintaining a governance and risk mitigation role.
• Assessing competition and market opportunities and threats.
• Recommending appropriate plans to improve the operational effectiveness of the function and implementing decided actions.
• Ensuring the delivery of optimal results against appropriate performance metrics.
• Establishing, monitoring, measuring and reporting performance metrics.
• Analyzing and identifying issues impacting operational performance and establishing initiatives for continuous improvement to ensure that the services provided align with the needs of the operating units and the shared services groups, while maintaining the necessary governance and risk mitigation role and provide timely advice to business teams regarding all legal issues which affect the viability of CPC’s operations such that accurate information is provided to the executive and Board.
• Assist in ensuring that external legal support is appropriately handled.
• Overseeing the development and implementation of checklists, protocols and template agreements for Legal Work with directly affected groups to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of these processes.

What you would bring to the role

Knowledge

• Bachelor of Laws from an accredited Canadian law school
• Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta
• 3-5 years experience in legal practice with a focus on commercial law

Technical Skills:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite of software
• Strong analytical, drafting and negotiating skills

Social Process Skills:

• Able to exercise sound professional judgment and work independently
• High ethical standards and confidence in own legal judgment
• Ability to adapt to working in a corporate environment, to focus on results, and to approach problems with an attitude to finding practical and legally compliant solutions
• Ensures supportive and collaborative relationships are built and maintained
• Ability to respond quickly to address frequently changing client needs, issues and priorities

Working Conditions:

• Some travel may be required
• Office or hybrid work from home arrangements

Additional Details

• In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
• The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education, verification, reference checks and criminal record check.
• Requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccination status, or proof of valid exemption pursuant to applicable human rights law.
• We offer a highly flexible benefits and wellbeing program, comprehensive onboarding and training, and various development opportunities to support your success and personal growth.

On behalf of our client a well-established Commercial Construction Company, located in North West Edmonton, we are seeking a Commercial Estimator/Project Manager to be responsible for reviewing, adjusting, and preparing estimates to facilitate construction projects. As part of the team, you will be directly responsible for completing projects per schedule, scope, contract, and budget for your own projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works alongside additional PM/Estimators and the Site Supervisor while in constant communication with the field team(s).
• Review, estimate and manage price change orders for active projects.
• Perform accurate take-offs of architectural and structural drawings in systems.
• Submit requests for information (RFIs) to architects, engineers and/or general contractors to clarify scope of work and drawing details as necessary.
• Prepare documents for bid and proposals, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information.
• Compile, prepare and submit information to general contractors according to established timelines.
• Attend preliminary and recurring site meetings.
• Maintain construction documents to ensure accurate billing and timely submittals.
• Oversight of project foreman and crews working on site.
• Executing projects on schedule, on budget and as per scope and contract.
• Work closely with customer representatives to ensure project success.
• Monthly job costing reviews with field team to ensure the team is aligned in our approach and staying on budget for each component of the project.
• Communicate with Accounting department to ensure monthly invoicing documentation, Work In

Progress and project completion status is submitted as per deadlines in place.

Essential Requirements

High School Diploma, Construction Engineering Diploma or Degree.
Minimum 4 years of estimating experience for commercial drywall, preferably working with multi- million-dollar projects.
Strong knowledge of commercial buildings and mid- or high-rise residential construction.
Proficiency in reading architectural and structural documents with high attention to detail.
Experience with fire-rating, spray foam insulation and thermal barriers would be an asset.
Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or valid exemption.
Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.

Key Values

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Cooperating with team members in an open, positive, and respectful manner.
• Setting clear, measurable, and achievable goals for yourself and all direct reports.
• Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.
• Consistently meeting customer expectations.

Skills

Practical/ Technical

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel) and estimating software (On

Screen, Quick Bid).
Interpersonal

• Listening non-judgmentally to information presented by others.
• Developing and verbally explaining information to superiors, peers, and subordinates in a well thought out, logical, and effective manner.
• Handling relations with the public, customers, suppliers, or others with tact and diplomacy.
• Building and leveraging an effective network of people inside and outside the organization to exchange information and to accomplish work objectives.
• Writing clearly and concisely to explain information in a well thought out, logical and effective manner.
• Demonstrating flexibility in communication style, format, and content.
• Ability to get results from others over whom there is no formal authority is important.
• Achieving high standards of performance from others.
• Dealing with sensitive situations/issues that require high standards of integrity.
• Working with a diversity of people (i.e., a wide range of ages, ethnic backgrounds/cultural sensitivities etc.).
• Contributing as a team member, where individuals work together and share equally in the exchange of ideas, concepts, and process outcomes.
• Building and developing team approaches to problem solving, where individual skills and abilities are ‘pooled’ to address and resolve issues.
• Demonstrating initiative and tenacity in understanding the needs of others and acting to do something helpful.

Problem Solving

• Making decisions even with conflicting or incomplete information.
• Making and implementing tough, unpopular decisions when warranted.
• Exhibiting well balanced judgement in arriving at conclusions under a variety of situations.
• Making judgments that are time constrained and requiring immediate action.
• Identifying and bringing forward the key variables that needs to be taken into consideration to provide recommendations and influence the decisions of others.

Management Process

• Demonstrating an orientation and insight which focuses on key operational concerns of the organization.
• Identifying new ideas, techniques, and opportunities for improving effectiveness, performance and productivity.
• Understanding and interpreting policy and procedure in situations where immediate response is expected, often without reference to documented material.

Working Conditions

Primarily works in an office setting during regular business hours. Travel to site locations may be required for site meetings or to gather information for pricing changes. Overtime may occasionally be required.

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Vision care

Competitive Compensation Package

This is an immediate permanent position.

To explore this unique opportunity to work for an employee owned organization that values their team in a family feel collaborative environment please respond in confidence to learn more.

Thank you to all applicants.

Only individuals with Alberta commercial projects experience will be considered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $55,000.00-$80,000.00 per year depending on experience 

Our client a company in Nisku is seeking a qualified chemical engineer to join their research and development team on a full-time basis. This exciting role involves providing technical expertise on a range of cross-functional projects, including process design, development, implementation and improvement, and maintaining equipment in a qualified state.

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and at least three years’ experience in a cGMP-regulated environment.

The successful candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented and inventive, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, impeccable interpersonal and organizational skills and a willingness to keep abreast of industry advances. Proven experience in coordinating and collaborating with people in other disciplines is required for this role.

The responsibilities and duties section is the most important part of the job description. Here you should outline the functions this position will perform on a regular basis, how the job functions within the organization and who the job reports to.

• Design, develop and implement new and improved processes.
• Conduct tests to evaluate the efficiency of processes.
• Evaluate processes and equipment to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Troubleshoot problems with processes and implement changes as required.
• Assist in the supervision of plant operations.
• Schedule and coordinate projects to align with deadlines and budgets.

On behalf of our not for profit client located north west of Edmonton, we are recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable person to cover off a two month vacation within the finance team.

For this role you will work independently to process a larger volume of A/P invoices to code, verify authorization and input data to prepare an EFT or Cheque payments.

To be successful in the position you will have a minimum of three years of experience with full cycle A/P from start to finish to include final filing and spreadsheets in Excel. Working knowledge of Great Plains is a bonus.

This is a role that will start June 27th till the end of August.

Hourly pay will be $24.00-$26 an hour depending on experience.

As a Temp you are paid weekly.

Great opportunity to work with a supportive collaborative team.

To learn more about this opportunity please respond in confidence.

Thank you to all applicants, only those meeting the above criteria will be contacted.

On behalf of our a ministry with the AB Gov't. we are recruiting for a Paralegal to assist the real estate department with a variety of commercial real estate matters.

Responsibilities will be to prepare, edit, proofread and registration of documents for Land Titles – including Transfers, Caveats and related land sale and land purchase registrations. Experience with SPIN and preparation and submission of DR.

Experience in Real Estate matters – specifically with land sales and land purchase documentation, including assisting in preparing & reviewing draft agreements, listing agreements, statements of adjustments, tax searches, GST declarations, trust letters and related conveyancing documents and handling of closing proceeds. 

Previous Government experience would be an asset – including familiarity with Action Requests (AR’s), relevant land legislation (Municipal Government Act and Land Titles Act).

To be successful in this role you will have a min of three years experience with commercial real estate processes. Working alongside the team with direction to mange the transactions, Programs used will MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams & Share point. Also knowledge of Adobe is an asset. 

This is a Temporary Contract for approximately 12 weeks with the potential for extension.

Hourly rate will depend on experience.

This is an immediate in-office requirement.

To learn more about this opportunity please respond in confidence.

Thank you to all applicants.

Only those meeting the above criteria will be contacted.