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Trust & Estate Paralegal - Maternity Leave Coverage

Calgary, AB
On-site
Posted Oct 4, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The paralegal will draft estate planning documents, manage complex estate files, and assist lawyers with probate applications and litigation filings. They are also responsible for maintaining calendars, organizing filing systems, and communicating effectively with clients and external parties.

Job details

Moodys Private Client is a private client law firm based in Calgary. Our Trusts & Estates team, focused exclusively on estate planning, estate administration, and estate litigation, is seeking a Trust & Estates Paralegal - maternity leave coverage. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently and in a team environment, supporting lawyers in a collaborative, specialized practice. Key Responsibilities * Draft and prepare Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, and Personal Directives. * Assist with estate administration, including preparation of Applications for Grants of Probate and Grants of Administration and other Surrogate Court filings. * Communicate with executors, beneficiaries, financial institutions, and other professionals. * Manage complex estate files, maintain deadlines, and coordinate document execution. * Support lawyers in estate litigation matters, draft court documents, coordinate documents for filing and filing documents in Court filing system. * Prepare correspondence and assist with general file management. * Effectively and efficiently communicates with clients and other parties, including drafting letters, emails, making phone calls, etc. * Schedule client meetings and phone calls and maintain multiple lawyer calendars. * Handles a high volume of emails, reviewing, handling, and e-filing the same. * Organizes and maintains a paper filing system (including trial binders, etc.), as well as an online filing system through a document management program. * Maintains detailed to-do list/task list, file status list, and manages reminders for themselves and for the lawyers on the team. * Organizes and compiles documents for client meetings, etc. * Switches between tasks and maintain professionalism and efficiency in a fast-paced environment. Qualifications * Minimum 2 years’ experience in wills & estates in a law firm * Paralegal or Legal Assistant diploma (or equivalent experience) * Experience with Alberta probate and estate administration processes * Experience with Alberta Surrogate and Civil litigation filing processes * Strong organizational, communication, and client service skills * Ability to manage multiple files and deadlines * Proactiveness, takes initiative and anticipates the group and client needs. Benefits * Dynamic work environment * Working in a small team * Competitive salary * Health insurance / extended benefit * Vacation days and personal care time * Subsidized underground parking * Professional development * Free on-site gym

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in wills and estates within a law firm and hold a paralegal or legal assistant diploma. Proficiency in Alberta probate, estate administration, and surrogate court filing processes is required.

Benefits

• Health insurance • Extended benefit • Vacation days • Personal care time • Subsidized underground parking • Professional development • Free on-site gym