Job Description
Junior Family Law Legal Assistant
Key Responsibilities
- Booking client appointments, coordinating arrangements for meetings / conferences and court attendances;
- Putting together briefs and documents for court;
- Drafting general correspondence to clients and lawyers;
- Entering and amending financial information in DivorceMate;
- Composing, transcribing, formatting, and proofreading all documentation for grammar, spelling, and content accuracy;
- Filing and organization of client files both physical and electronic;
- Maintaining calendar and tickler system for deadlines and limitations;
- Handling all related accounting procedures Lighthouse Legal Accounting experience is an asset; and
- Miscellaneous tasks as required.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years legal firm experience in Family Law;
- Successful completion of a post-secondary legal assistant / law clerk program;
- University degree preferred;
- Familiarity with Family Law Rules;
- Strong technical skills using : MS Office 365, Nuance PDF / Adobe, Excel, Philips SpeechExec Pro Dictate, DivorceMate;
- Strong communication skills and very organized;
- Client service-oriented;
- Able to take initiative; and
- Detail oriented with strong proofreading skills; and
- Team player.
Tagged as : Family Law, Legal Assistant
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