Beacon Law Centre, a unique and award-winning law firm with three locations, is hiring. We are looking for an intermediate to senior level Commercial Legal
Assistant or Paralegal to help support our growing commercial practice on the Peninsula.

Our targeted seniority level will reflect a salary of $60k – $80k, plus our firm’s benefit package. We are, however, open to hearing from people outside that seniority range. If you are a strong professional who takes ownership of the work in front of you and appreciates an uplifting work environment with lawyers who respect your role, please send us your resume.

We are looking to support an array of practice areas and would like to hear from you fi you have experience in:
• Commercial transactions, particularly business acquisitions and sales
• Commercial financing associated with transactions
• Secured lending
• Real estate development
• Working with large corporate groups and lenders for compliance needs and
ongoing support
• Other similar or associated matters or practices

The ideal candidate can do the following:
•Traffic controller: you can drop into a new matter, take stock of status, build a plan and document list, and ensure the responsible lawyer is able to do their part without being tripped-up on file admin. You keep the file moving.
Technical proficiency: you know the relevant laws, best practices, and are fluent in drafting accurately. You are quick to check back to source legislation to make sure we’ve got ti right.
• Strong experience: you have worked on purchase and sales of businesses,
are comfortable with the process and filings of commercial financing and can take reorganization instructions to finished documents. If you have real estate development experience, so much the better.
•Teachable: We are all always learning, and you are looking to expand your knowledge and skills as wel. Doing things in a new way or with a new
process does not frighten you.
• Organized: you are tracking the files in progress, communicating capacity
limitations and upcoming items of importance, and maintaining information and documents clearly laid out for others to review and assist
• Communicates well: you will be in direct contact with clients and other
professionals, so you are able to present yourself and our firm well while managing a stream of inquiries.

Education and Qualifications:
• Intermediate to senior level relevant experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook Etc.,) ECorp, BC Online, LTSA, and Esilaw.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills, abie to communicate at all levels of an organization, internally and externally.
• The ability to practice sound discretion and judgement at all times. •Working proficiency in multiple languages may be an asset.
• Specialized industry experience may be an asset.

Job Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $ 60,000.00-$80,000.00
Benefits: Health Care Spending Account and Employer matched Pension Plan
Schedule: Monday-Friday9am-5pm,35hoursperweek • Sidney location- ni person
Our firm offers a great working environment together with a health care spending account, competitive salary, and pension plan. If you would like the opportunity to join an extraordinary group of lawyers and support staff, please email, in confidence, your resume and cover letter to [email protected] or visit us at http://beaconlaw.ca/employment-opportunity

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $68,000.00-$80,000.00 per year
Additional pay: Bonus pay

Benefits:
• Company events
• Company pension
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:
• Monday to Friday Ability to commute/relocate:
• Sidney, CB V8L 3A3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
• Why are you applying for this role ?

Education:
• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:
• Legal assistant: 3 years (required) Work Location: In person