We are seeking a agile and detail-oriented Litigation Legal Assistant to join our legal team. The Legal Assistant is responsible for a variety of legal and administration tasks to support a team of lawyers, including maintaining and organizing files, conducting legal research, managing workflow, and drafting documents.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conduct court searches
Draft correspondence and court documents
Pre-trial and trial preparation including maintenance of all trial binders and limitation systems
Proactively manage timelines of tasks and files to ensure team meets required statutes of limitations and deadlines
Prepare a variety of legal documents including briefs and factums
Schedule various applications and questionings
Manage workflow for team of lawyers
Coordinate and schedule meetings and maintain calendars
Preparation of accounts and time entry
General administrative tasks including office and file management
Other tasks as required
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Post-secondary education from a recognized Legal Assistant program, and/or minimum three (3)
years of relative experience (equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered)
Understanding of basic accounting principles
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office programs
Must speak, read and write English fluently
Experience with NetDocs, Worldox, Remindex, 3E Elite, Westlaw, Speech Exec and/or CanLII are assets
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
High attention to detail and produces accurate, high-quality work
If this position appeals to you please email a word document of your resume. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Thank you for choosing Ultimate Recruitment for all your recruitment needs. #NORISKNOREWARD
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