Wills and Estate Lawyer

Job summary

Manage Wills and Estates files from start to finish, including meeting clients independently, providing practical legal advice, and drafting and explaining Wills, Powers of Attorney, and related documents. Conduct legal research, ensure compliance with applicable legislation, manage deadlines and client files, work with legal support staff, and meet monthly collection targets of approximately $20,000–$25,000.

Job details

Key Responsibilities Manage Wills & Estates files from start to finish. Meet clients independently and provide practical legal advice. Draft Wills, Powers of Attorney, and related estate documents. Review and explain documents to clients. Conduct legal research and ensure compliance with applicable legislation. Manage deadlines, follow-ups, and client files. Work with legal support staff while maintaining responsibility for files. Meet a monthly collection target of approximately $20,000-$25,000. Requirements Licensed and in good standing with the applicable provincial law society. Proven experience independently managing Wills & Estates files. Strong experience drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney. Confident conducting client meetings and providing legal advice. Strong communication, drafting, organization, and client-management skills. Comfortable working primarily in-office and meeting clients in person.

What you’ll do

Manage Wills and Estates files from start to finish, including meeting clients independently, providing practical legal advice, and drafting and explaining Wills, Powers of Attorney, and related documents. Conduct legal research, ensure compliance with applicable legislation, manage deadlines and client files, work with legal support staff, and meet monthly collection targets of approximately $20,000–$25,000.

Requirements

Must be licensed and in good standing with the applicable provincial law society, with proven experience independently managing Wills and Estates files and strong experience drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney. Requires confidence in client meetings and legal advice, strong communication, drafting, organization, and client-management skills, and comfort working primarily in-office.

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Wills And Estates File Management
• Client Meetings
• Legal Advice
• Will Drafting
• Power Of Attorney Drafting
• Estate Document Drafting
• Document Review
• Legal Research
• Legislative Compliance
• Deadline Management
• Client Follow-Up
• File Management
• Communication
• Organization
• Client Management

Job areas

• Legal

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