- Education : College / CEGEP
- Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
Tasks
- Advise clients on legal proceedings
- Assemble documentary evidence in preparation for trial
- Co-ordinate administrative services
- Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
- Interview clients, witnesses and other related parties
- Issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants
- Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
- Represent clients before administrative tribunals and boards regarding criminal driving offences
- Take legal action on landlord and tenant matters
- Write trial briefs
- Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions
- Receive affidavits, declarations and affirmations
- Represent clients in small claims court and in other lower court proceedings, at tribunals and before administrative bodies
- Administer oaths
- Research records, court files and other legal documents
- Schedule court trials
- Arrange pre-trial conferences and hearings
- Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
- Record court commencement, trial proceedings and judgements
- Collect and record administrative and service fees
- Draft legal correspondence
- Explain rights and obligations to defendants
- Call courts of law to order, read charges and take pleas from defendants
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Team player
- Resourcefulness
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
8 days ago