Legal Assistant – Business Law (Corporate & Commercial)

About the role

Langford Law is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support its Business Law practice in Calgary. The role involves providing both administrative and substantive legal assistance to lawyers handling corporate and commercial matters.

Key responsibilities

• Assist lawyers and paralegals with corporate and commercial matters and other practice areas as needed.
• Coordinate in‑person, video, and teleconference meetings and prepare related materials.
• Manage client files: conduct searches, handle conflicts, open, organize, bill, and close files.
• Draft, format, and revise correspondence, memos, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Perform due‑diligence searches and submit filings to Land Titles, Personal Property Registry, and other registries.
• Prepare closing books, update corporate records, and support transaction closings.
• Enter time, process billing, and support marketing and business‑development initiatives.
• Perform additional legal and administrative tasks as assigned.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in corporate/commercial law or a transferable practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• Strong attention to detail, high organization, and reliability.
• Positive attitude and adaptability to new technology and process improvements.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word (large‑document formatting, styles, numbering, cross‑referencing, table of contents, merges).
• Experience using document comparison software and Adobe Acrobat.
• Familiarity with file and document management, communication, and billing systems.