Our Niagara based boutique Personal Injury Law Firm is seeking an enthusiastic and dependable Receptionist/Office Assistant to become a member of our Team and to provide support to our entire staff. The successful candidate will be the face of the office to greet clients and visitors to the office, and will be required to have a positive disposition at all times, strong organizational skills, and be responsible for the completion of multi-level tasks in a skilled and timely manner. Graduates of a legal assistant or a law clerk program encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Greet all clients and visitors to the office.
- Welcome on-site visitors & clients and announces clients to appropriate team member
- Answer incoming telephone calls, determine the purpose of the call and forward calls to appropriate team member as required
- Retrieve messages from voice mail and forward to appropriate team member
- Answer questions about the firm in general and provide callers with address, directions, and other information as required
- Answer incoming emails, and forward emails to appropriate team member as required
- Maintain office logs of all office files
- Receive, send, sort and route mail and couriers
- Office Filing, photocopying, faxing, scanning, etc.
- Maintain client contact by making appointments,



drafting correspondence, etc.
- Ordering and controlling office supplies.
- Run all office errands, including bank errands, court errands and deliveries to clients and others and therefore must have reliable transportation
- Some involvement with office accounting program
- General Office Administrative duties as assigned

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday Salary: From $20.00 per hour or commiserate with experience, skills and training

Benefits

· Casual office attire

· Vacation time

· Sick time

· Appointment time

· Benefit Package

· On site parking

Education

- Minimum Secondary School, Office Administration Diploma from a recognized College or Law Clerk Diploma from a recognized College

Experience:
- Administrative: 1 year (preferred)
- Working knowledge of: Microsoft Office, Word and Excel, Couriers, PCLaw

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Extended health care
- On-site parking

Education:
- Secondary School (required)

Experience:
- receptionist: 1 year (required)
- legal office: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Receptionist/Legal Assistant (St. Catharines)
🏢 Elkin Injury Law
📍 St. Catharines