Law Clerk - Accident Benefits

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 Ontario. This is a temporary role with the potential for extension or even permanence.

This is a hybrid role (3 days in office)

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

Pay rate - $29 per hour.

Available Locations - Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga/Oakville, or Waterloo

Start date - ASAP

Advantages
- Pay rate - $29 per hour.
- Full-time Monday to Friday role.
- Hybrid role - 3 days in the office.
- Weekly pay period.
- Great team environment.

Responsibilities
General file handling and practice management for Civil Litigation Matters
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 2 years of experience as a Law Clerk or equivalent for a litigation department/legal team practicing accident benefits in Ontario (ideally insurance defence or personal injury practice)
Knowledge of SABS and LAT 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 brittany.thomas@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.