08 Aug
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Law Firm
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Burlington
08 Aug
Law Firm
Burlington
DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MINIMUM OF 1 YEAR IN PERSONAL INJURY IN ONTARIO AND YOU CANNOT TRAVEL TO THE OFFICE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK
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We are a boutique law firm in Burlington. Main area of practice is Personal Injury, Disability, Employment, CPP.
We are seeking candidates who are fluent in Mandarin and/or Cantonese to support clients facing language barriers. Candidates who speak other languages are also encouraged to apply.
If you are a legal assistant who aspires to be a law clerk or if you are a law clerk looking to grow in your career, this is a perfect position.
- Preparing pleadings and filing
- Calendar management
- scheduling (and all related paperwork)
- client relation
- calling non-parties
- maintaining workflow
- production request
An ideal candidate must be able to multi-task at a very busy practise of the managing lawyer (up to 50 files) and productions for a paralegal (up to 100 files).
In this position you will also work on Employment law, Long Term Disability, slip & fall files, CPP denials and other civil litigation matters.
Ability to take initiatives, troubleshooting, thinking outside the box, team play, staying organized and prioritizing is top most requirement for all these positions.
Details about these positions will be provided to suitable candidate for each position.
Main Duties:
- Scheduling along with serving the required documents post-scheduling
- All aspects of AB and Tort files from beginning to end
- Communication with the clients, non-parties, counsel, etc.
- Prepare all AB forms,
pleadings and LAT forms
- Review files, obtain and serve productions & affidavit of documents
- All facets related to undertakings, including preparing the initial undertakings chart, corresponding with Legal Counsel to request undertakings
- Preparing accounts
- Ensuring mail is reviewed and filed
- Ensuring calendars are up to date
Required Qualifications:
- Have an excellent understanding of tort matters (including practice and procedures and the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure), Accident Benefits (including SABs, LAT forms and procedure)
- Must know how to work with Primafact
- Have minimum 2+ years of experience in plaintiff personal injury practise as an assistant or clerk
- Alternatively, have minimum 1+ years of experience in defence personal injury practise as an assistant or clerk
This role has perk of working from home (appx 2-3 days from home after probation*).
We offer flex schedule.
*Team maybe asked to come to the office as needed depending on work load and client requirement.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Advantages:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Do you know how to use PrimaFact
- Being able to speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese is an asset
Experience:
- personal injury (Ontario): 1 year (required)
Language:
- Cantonese (preferred)
- Mandarin (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burlington, ON L7R 2G8
📌 Personal Injury Legal Assistant/Clerk (Junior - Intermediate) (Burlington)
🏢 Law Firm
📍 Burlington