Law Clerk - BI / Tort

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 Mississauga, ON. This is a temporary role with the potential for extension or even permanence.

This is a hybrid role (1 day in office)

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

Pay rate - $29 per hour.

Advantages

• Pay rate - $29 per hour.
• Full-time Monday to Friday role.
• Hybrid role - 1 day 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 as part of a team practicing insurance litigation in Ontario

Must have personal injury tort experience

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 virangana.shah@randstad.ca and tahina.renord@randstad.ca

We appreciate all applications, however, only those who meet the requirements for this role will be contacted.

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