Paralegal Assistant, Property Registries

Paralegal Assistant, Property Registries

The mandate of the Department of Justice is to administer justice, including policing, community justice, victims services and corrections in the Northwest Territories. This mandate will be carried out in a manner which respects community and indigenous values and encourages communities to assume increasing responsibilities.

Job Information

The Paralegal Assistant (“Assistant”) supports the operation of the Land Titles Office and Personal Property Registry by interacting with the public to accept and process submissions, responding to search requests and general enquiries, providing information and maintaining the Registry records.

The Assistant is responsible for supporting the Registries by providing administrative and clerical support. The Paralegal Assistant is the public face of the Registries with advanced vocational skills, working within a team setting in a fast-paced and high-volume environment, providing customer service to the public.

The Assistant must have advanced vocational knowledge of legal administration and legal assistance duties and procedures; demonstrated knowledge of the system of land conveyancing and land registration; knowledge of electronic registration and registry search systems and computer literacy; basic mathematical skills (at a level normally attained by Grade 12); and good organizational and time management skills. For more information on the required knowledge, skills and abilities, please read the attached job description.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
A Grade 12 High School Diploma and legal secretary diploma with 2 years secretarial experience; or equivalent.