Legal Assistant

Who is Allstate :

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life.

The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture.

Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism.

Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You’re in Good Hands®" promise.

Through our Employee Value Proposition, Opportunity, Flexibility, Community, Diversity and Family, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do.

Role Designation : Hybrid 3-4 days in office

Benefits to joining Allstate

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
• Personal reflection day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Working within the community and giving back!

Our team is growing and we are actively looking to hire a Legal Assistant. The Legal Assistant is accountable for supporting the achievement of ACG’s short and long term Mission, Vision and strategic objectives by supporting all in-house lawyers and staff members to provide efficient and cost effective legal advice and support to ACG business units.

Accountabilities :

• Sorts, distributes, and process incoming & outgoing mail and faxes, including saving to system
• Creates and routes general interoffice communications
• Manages calendars and files related to events and create communication and reminders
• Saving emails / correspondence / productions and keeping well maintained files as per the Allstate Legal Department’s Best Practices Guidelines
• Prepares opening documents, and closing documents
• Preparing boilerplate pleadings and drafting of correspondence, etc.
• Scheduling of Examinations for Discovery, Motions, Settlement Conferences, Mediations, etc.
• Assembles Motion Records, Mediation Memorandum, Pre-Trial conference brief, etc.
• Proficient in online filing of Court documents and using Caselines in addition to Calendly
• Submitting lawyers expenses and LawPro Transaction Levy
• Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job

Qualifications :

• College Degree Preferred
• Good communication skills, including ability to maintain a courteous and professional demeanor with clients, service providers, insureds, fellow employees and other counsel and their support staff
• Ability to create professional, error free documents utilizing good grammar, spelling and format skills, including completing and sending form letters
• Understanding and ability to use and operate within the Rules of Civil Procedure and Licensing Appeal Tribunal Rules
• Knowledge of software applications including Microsoft Outlook, Adobe, Word, Excel, Internet searches, Power Point and other, web-based applications

Bonus qualification :

Minimum 2 years’ experience as an Assistant in insurance defence is preferred

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.