Family Law Legal Assistant/Law Clerk

Job Description

Family Law Legal Assistant/Law Clerk

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting correspondence to clients and lawyers.
• Putting together briefs and documents for court proceedings.
• Drafting orders.
• Preparing motions and divorce applications.
• Preparing bills of costs.
• Preparing affidavits of documents and books of authority.
• Assembling answers to undertakings.
• Preparing Certificates of Financial Disclosure.
• Preparing Financial Statements.
• Booking and managing client appointments, and court appearances.
• Responsible for service and filing of court documents.
• Managing information in Divorcemate and the firm’s document management system (MatterSphere).
• Composing, transcribing, formatting, and proofreading all documentation for grammar, spelling, and accuracy.
• Filing and organizing files.
• Additional tasks as required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ legal firm experience in Family Law.
• Legal Assistant/Law Clerk certification from a recognized institution.
• Familiarity with all filing rules and practice direction of the courts across the GTA.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, Divorcemate, Adobe.
• Ability to diarize effectively and efficiently.
• Familiarity with rules about service and filing.
• Excellent attention to detail, and time management skills.

Tagged as: Family Law, Law Clerk, Legal Assistant