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Legal Assistant – Restructuring and Insolvency

Legal Assistant – Restructuring and Insolvency

Cartel Inc.Toronto, CA
18 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Legal Assistant – Restructuring and Insolvency

Our Client, a well-established and globally recognized law firm, is looking for a talented Legal Assistant to support their Restructuring and Insolvency group at their beautiful downtown Toronto office. They are looking for a candidate with a minimum of five years of experience in Restructuring & Insolvency law. The firm is known to have an amazing team of legal professionals – down-to-earth and friendly – creating a warm and welcoming working environment. Along with a competitive salary, they offer an outstanding benefits package, perks, and more, making this a fantastic opportunity to grow your career with a top-tier firm!

Key Responsibilities

  • Preparing, drafting and revising correspondence and contracts, including notices, demand letters and court applications.
  • Dealing with court offices and court staff, including the Commercial List and Bankruptcy Court in Toronto.
  • Factums / motions / applications / compendiums / briefs of authorities.
  • PPSA Summary / PPSA Registrations / Titan files / Caselines / Sync Links / Cyberbahn / Oncorp.
  • Preparing accounts and managing pre-bills, with a strong working proficiency with all accounting and billing procedures.
  • Taking instructions, prioritizing incoming work, following through on assignments and managing ongoing tasks.
  • Opening and closing files, including preparing reporting packages.
  • Undertaking additional responsibilities as required within the share and team.

Qualifications

  • Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma from a recognized college preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant in the Restructuring and Insolvency practice areas.
  • Enthusiastic and energetic; willing to take on new tasks
  • Highly organized
  • Team player
  • Ability to work under pressure, deal with changing priorities and meet strict deadlines (this may include being flexible on work hours on an exception basis).
  • Strong attention to detail and technical skills, with the ability to work on large, complex agreements.
  • Ability to communicate in a professional, efficient manner
  • Excellent proficiency with MS Office Suite, PDF Editing software, Outlook, iManage, PowerPoint, Excel, InterAction and Expert Time.

    • Tagged as : Legal Assistant, Restructuring