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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
Job summary
Assist senior counsel with drafting strata bylaws and resolutions, preparing legal opinions, and handling Land Title matters related to strata lots. Advise strata corporation clients on governance and bylaw interpretation, and assist individual owners with disputes, including Civil Resolution Tribunal claims.
Job details
Interested in finding out what strata property law is all about? If so, we have an opportunity to do that while covering a maternity leave. We are seeking a lawyer with one to five years of experience to join our growing strata practice group on a one-year contract (with the prospect of an extension). While the successful candidate would be expected to do a variety of things, they would primarily assist senior counsel in the drafting of bylaws and resolutions, preparing legal opinions on various issues and various Land Title matters related to strata lots. In addition to this, they will help in providing our strata corporation clients with advice on governance, bylaw interpretation and other matters strata corporations encounter. There will also be opportunity to advise individual owners with respect to problems they are having with their own strata corporations, including assisting them with Civil Resolution Tribunal Claims when necessary. The successful candidate will have strong writing and drafting skills along with excellent analytical abilities. Experience with Land Title procedures is an asset. Being called to the British Columbia bar is a requirement. For more than 30 years, Cleveland Doan LLP has served the South Surrey–White Rock area, with a practice focused on wills and estates, family law, business law, strata property, and real estate. We offer exceptional support staff and a collegial atmosphere. We are committed to helping each lawyer build a successful practice that benefits both the individual and the firm. To learn more, visit www.clevelanddoan.com. Apply in confidence to shawn@clevelanddoan.com
What you’ll do
Assist senior counsel with drafting strata bylaws and resolutions, preparing legal opinions, and handling Land Title matters related to strata lots. Advise strata corporation clients on governance and bylaw interpretation, and assist individual owners with disputes, including Civil Resolution Tribunal claims.
Requirements
Applicants must have one to five years of legal experience and be called to the British Columbia bar. Strong writing, drafting, and analytical skills are required; experience with Land Title procedures is an asset.
Listed skills
- Civil · Preferred
- Analytical · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- staff · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Legal Drafting
- Legal Research and Analysis
- Strata Property Law
- Bylaw Drafting and Interpretation
- Resolution Drafting
- Legal Opinion Writing
- Land Title Procedures
- Strata Governance Advice
- Client Advice
- Civil Resolution Tribunal Claims
Job areas
- Legal