Support Staff

Bishop & McKenzie offers a wide range of opportunities at its offices in Edmonton and Calgary.

Our approach with clients and with staff is the same: we value excellence, effort and respect for people.

We want our team of personnel to have integrity, civility and an appreciation of the importance of family life. Our lawyers strive to create an environment of co-operation that sets the tone for agreeable, encouraging relationships with support staff. These qualities were established by the founding partners of Bishop & McKenzie and remain defining characteristics of our firm.

Bishop & McKenzie is always looking for conscientious and capable people to join our team. Please send your resume to our Human Resources department.

Job Postings

  • Experienced Litigation Legal Assistant

    Located In: EdmontonPosted: May 30, 2018

    Bishop & McKenzie LLP is currently accepting applications for a Litigation legal assistant to assist lawyers practicing in areas of Commercial Litigation, Condominium Property Law, Wills and Estates, and Employment Law. This includes a wide variety of legal and administrative duties, preparation of legal documents and correspondence, and responding to inquiries is essential for this role. Familiarity with ProLaw software would be an asset. We are looking for a full time highly motivated person who enjoys working in a busy and challenging work environment providing exceptional support to our lawyers and clients.

    Key Functions:

    • Conduct searches;
    • Draft correspondence and court documents;
    • Assist in pre-trial and trial preparation including maintenance of all trial binders and limitations;
    • Assist in the preparation of a variety of litigation legal documents including briefs;
    • Schedule various applications and questionings;
    • Manage workflow for team of lawyers;
    • Coordinate and schedule meetings and maintain calendars;
    • Preparation of accounts and time entry; and general administrative tasks including office and file management

    Requirements;

    • At least three years of direct work experience;
    • Monitoring the flow of daily correspondence;
    • A keen sense of attention to detail;
    • Excellent written and oral communications skills;
    • High level of sound and independent judgment, reasoning, and diplomacy;
    • The ability to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines;
    • Must have intermediate to advanced proficiency in word with a focus on organization and technical skills;
    • Maintain client files and diarize critical deadlines;
    • Prioritizing workflow

    We offer a full benefit package, holiday entitlement in the first year, and an employer contributed RRSP.

  • Residential Real Estate Paralegal

    Located In: EdmontonPosted: May 18, 2018

    Are you energized by a busy workday? Do you like to develop and follow standardized processes? Do you strive to work smarter? Do you enjoy working with and learning from others? Are you adaptable?

    Bishop & McKenzie LLP is currently accepting applications for a residential real estate paralegal. This includes the preparation of legal documents, communication with clients, banks, mortgage brokers, realtors and lawyers whether by phone, e-mail or correspondence. Familiarity with Practice Tracker Real Estate software would be an asset. We are looking for a full time highly motivated person to provide exceptional support to our lawyers and clients.

    Key Functions:

    • Prepare residential real estate files from opening to closing;
    • Process purchase transactions, prepare mortgages, refinancing and supplemental documents, report to mortgages and purchaser in a timely manner
    • Prepare sales transactions, trust letters, deposit funds to meet closing dates;
    • Prepare interim/final reports, client accounts and correspondence;
    • Maintain client files and diarize critical deadlines;
    • Ability to work independently and as a team ;
    • Critical thinking;
    • Problem solving;

    Requirements;

    • At least three years of direct work experience in Residential Real Estate;
    • Monitoring the flow of daily correspondence;
    • Reviewing searches, preparing reports;
    • Superior interpersonal skills to interact with employees, lawyers, clients, departments, and external agencies;
    • High level of sound and independent judgment, reasoning, and diplomacy;
    • Meticulous records maintenance skills;
    • Maintain client files and diarize critical deadlines;
    • Prioritizing workflow;

    To thrive in this challenging role you will embrace variety and have excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills. We are looking to fill the position starting June, 2018.

  • Financing Paralegal for Business Transactions

    Located In: CalgaryPosted: May 14, 2018

    Bishop & McKenzie LLP is currently accepting applications for a paralegal to assist lawyers practicing in the areas of Banking, Commercial Lending, Business Transactions, and Corporate Law. We are looking for a full time, enthusiastic, motivated person to work in a busy department.

    The successful candidate having strong Microsoft Word skills, exceptional organizational skills, and able to handle a wide variety of legal and administrative duties within the legal sphere. This includes the preparation of legal documents and correspondence, responding to inquiries and have a broad and thorough knowledge of concepts and principles is essential to this role.

    Key Functions:

    • Capable of handling busy practice with tight timelines;
    • Preparing documents including mortgages;
    • Drafting and preparing of accounts;
    • Ability to work independently and as a team ;
    • Critical thinking;
    • Problem solving;

    Requirements;

    • Monitoring the flow of daily correspondence;
    • Drafting and proofreading routine correspondence, letters and other related documents; General Assignments, General Security Agreements, Trust letters and Statement of adjustments;
    • Ordering and completing searches from various municipal and government departments and numerous websites including SPINN II, Alberta Personal Property Registry, and Cores;
    • Prepare and examine Transfer, Caveat, Discharge and other land titles documents and submit same to Land Titles office for registration;
    • Reviewing searches, preparing reports;
    • Responding to inquiries, Good communication skills;
    • Maintaining files, entering time and preparing billings;
    • Prioritizing workflow;

    To thrive in this challenging role you will embrace variety and have excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills. We are looking to fill the position starting August 2018.

Human Resources Contact:

We offer a full benefits package and holiday entitlement in the first year and an employer-contributed RRSP. Qualified applicants are asked to forward their resumes in strict confidence to:

Attn: Stephanie Ylitalo
HR Manager
Bishop & McKenzie LLP
2300, 10180 - 101 St. NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1V3
Fax (780) 426-1305
E-Mail: sylitalo@bmllp.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries individually and only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies, please.