Litigation Legal Assistant

Do you have extensive experience in the legal world and more specifically, in the field of commercial litigation and insurance?

Are you looking to join a renowned organization that has several decades on the market and that has developed, over the years, excellent expertise?

Our client, a major legal firm, is looking to hire a Litigation Legal Assistant for the downtown Montreal office.

Advantages

• Full-time, permanent position (35h / week);
• Salary range between $65k / year and $75k / year (depending on experience);

Hybrid (2 days a week at the office)

Flexible, advantageous group insurance available upon hiring

• 24-7 telemedicine service;
• Employee assistance program, including a wellness management program;
• Group RRSP with employer participation;
• Flexible working days to improve work-life balance;
• Corporate discounts;
• Reimbursement of sports expenses;

Responsibilities

• Assisting a lawyer and a partner;
• Plan and organize lawyers' work according to deadlines;
• Draft, transcribe, translate and edit letters, agreements, contracts, procedures and other dictated or handwritten documents;
• Manage lawyers' correspondence and schedules, and organize travel and meetings;
• Follow up on ongoing files and gather relevant information from clients, the Court and opposing parties;
• Prepare documents related to billing, payments, time entry and follow up on receivables;

Perform various administrative tasks such as : printing, filing, opening files, etc.

Qualifications

• Secretarial diploma or in the legal field;
• 5 years' experience as a legal assistant in litigation ;
• Excellent command of the Office Suite;
• Excellent customer service and attention to detail;

Discretion and ability to work as part of a team.

Summary

Are you interested in this position? Please send your application by email to [email protected] ,and we will contact you shortly if your profile matches the criteria.

We look forward to speaking with you.

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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.

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ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.