Legal Assistant - BI / Tort

Do you like tackling new challenges every day and have exceptional organizational skills? Are you an enthusiastic legal professional with exceptional administrative skills who likes prioritizing and managing deadlines with ease? If yes, apply today for this law clerk role to join an amazing team in Calgary / Edmonton. This is a temporary role with the potential for extension or even permanence.

This is a hybrid role (1 day in office)

Full-time Monday to Friday - between 8 am and 5 pm

Competitive Pay

Advantages

• Competitive Pay
• Full-time Monday to Friday role.
• Hybrid role - 1 day in the office.
• Weekly pay period.
• Great team environment
• Contract with possibility of permanency

Responsibilities

Arrange and assist with drafting of standard pleadings and arrange for service and filing of court documents and other duties as required.

Assist in file management duties such as opening to closing of files in a paperless environment, including organizing materials and assisting lawyers with preparations for questioning, mediations / JDR, and various other attendances.

Review documents and prepare summaries

Prepare and compile documents / briefs as assigned

Prepare Affidavit of Documents and other documents as assigned

Draft correspondence to clients, third parties, experts

Request and manage productions and undertakings and correspond with legal counsel

Support file work by identifying, obtaining, and organizing documents from the clients and from other parties to the litigation

All aspects of arranging Independent Examinations including retaining experts and preparing medical briefs for experts

Provide input into the procedures and practices

Work within a paperless environment

Perform other duties as required of a Legal Clerk

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal assistant or equivalent for a litigation department / legal team practicing civil litigation in Alberta (ideally insurance defence or personal injury practice)

Knowledge of Alberta Court rules, practice directions and procedures

Knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure

Strong document management skills with the ability to learn various software programs

Demonstrated proficiency with Outlook and all MS Office applications

Ability to prioritize, organize and execute tasks in a quality manner with strong turnaround time

Excellent document management skills with ability to utilize the various software systems such as TeamConnect and ACL

High degree of personal ethics, integrity and responsibility with an ability to deal with sensitive issues and safeguard privileged and confidential information

Great attention to detail

Ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple, yet sometimes conflicting priorities

Team player, adaptable to a changing environment

Summary

If this role interests you, please apply on randstad.ca or you can email me at dhwani.sanghadia@randstad.ca

We appreciate all applications, however, only those who meet the requirements for this role will be contacted.

Randstad Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of the diversity of Canada. As a result, we promote employment equity and encourage candidates, especially those who identify as a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group, and any others who may contribute to the diversification of our workforce, to apply.

Randstad Canada is also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise your Randstad Representative or your local Randstad branch in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary / gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.