Job Description
Estate Litigation Law Clerk
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining an effective bring forward (BF) system in ACL;
- Drafting correspondence, including : emails, pleadings, documents, reporting letters;
- Receiving, organizing and reviewing client documents;
- Working with the eDiscovery team to ensure documents are scanned / loaded and coded in Relativity;
- Review of / coding and working with documents within Relativity database to produce Affidavit of Documents, etc.;
- Scheduling Examinations for Discovery and preparing and serving Notices of Examination;
- Summarizing transcripts and working with client to prepare responses to undertakings;
- Compiling / preparing / serving / filing pleadings, motion records, application records, briefs, trial records, bookmarked pdf’s, etc.;
- All aspects of trial preparation;
- Drafting Costs Outlines / Bills of Costs;
- Meeting with clients to obtain particulars regarding guardianship application files and other matters;
- Drafting Notices of Application / Motion, Affidavits, Guardianship Plans, Management Plans, Judgments / Orders, etc. regarding guardianship applications and arranging capacity assessments;
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Law Clerk in litigation.
- Experience in estate litigation is an asset.
- A keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- A strong work ethic.
- The ability to work effectively on a team and individually.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with technology and working in a remote / hybrid environment.
- Experience with Relativity, Case Center, ACL, and a Document Management System (iManage) is an asset.
Tagged as : Estates, Law Clerk, Litigation
Il y a 8 jours