Legal Assistant, Real Estate

Job title:

Legal Assistant, Real Estate

Company

Skyline Group of Companies

Job description

We’re growing!! We’re looking for a passionate, driven and energetic candidate to join our team for the position of Legal Assistant, Real Estate, located in Guelph, Ontario.Job Description:Looking for a chance to make your mark in a fast-paced, professional and fun environment? The Legal Assistant, Real Estate, will be responsible for supporting the Real Estate Legal Department by offering administrative support while maintaining accurate records and assisting with due diligence and post-closing activities. The role involves coordinating departmental logistics, maintaining legal databases and accounts, and facilitating communication across teams and external partners. Additionally, the Legal Assistant, Real Estate, contributes to workflow improvements and supports lawyers with administrative tasks and professional registrations.What you’ll be doing:

• Assist Lawyers/Clerks with Commercial Real Estate transactions, from start to finish.
• Support the Real Estate Legal Department with transaction management, including database maintenance, file organization, due diligence, closings, and post-closing follow-up.
• Preparing monthly reconciliation, reports, maintenance of accounts and directories.
• Perform administrative and clerical duties for the Real Estate Department, including filing, scanning, data entry, correspondence, scheduling, and related tasks.

What we look for:

• An administrative wizard who has a good grasp of database management and an eye for details.
• Organization – you’re proud of your ability to manage deadlines and tasks like a boss
• Reading and accurately interpreting documents as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence (some find it boring, but you find it exciting!).
• Communication expert (emails, phone calls, etc.) with a focus on being professional and timely.
• Sense of confidentiality and integrity.
• Minimum Post-Secondary Education in an Office Administration (Legal) program and three years related experience as a Legal Assistant or relevant combination of education/related experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Why you want to work here:

• You want to be a part of a great team that celebrates individuality, supports and builds people up.
• Being that person who can see the problems before they happen (think the matrix) and use good judgment and innovation to solve it is your specialty.
• Working for a growing company that supports environmental stewardship and social responsibilities gives you the warm-fuzzies.
• You want to work for a company that supports work-life balance and truly cares that you are 100% fulfilled in your life.

Skyline is a capital management company that acquires, develops, and manages real estate properties and clean energy assets, and offers them as private alternative investment products.We offer our employees competitive pay, benefits, paid volunteer day, on-going training, growth potential and so much more. Our workplace culture empowers staff at all levels to become involved in supporting and building vibrant communities.Come be a part of Skyline – Building Careers and Communities!

Expected salary

Location

Guelph, ON

Job date

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:28:45 GMT

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