- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 hours per week
- Education : Bachelor's degree
- Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year
- Legal studies, general
- Legal administrative assistant / secretary
Work setting
- General law practice
- Business or corporate law
- Litigation
Tasks
- Coordinate the flow of information
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain filing system
- Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
Supervision
No supervision responsibility
Computer and technology knowledge
- PCLaw in the Cloud
- Dictaphone
- MS Word
- MS Office
- Electronic mail
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
Area of work experience
- Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Financial statements
- Invoices
- Civil litigation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
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