McCarthy Tétrault is a leading Canadian law firm offering a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for eleven consecutive years and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for fourteen consecutive years, our culture is guided by The McCarthy Way—our shared approach to working with clients and with each other. Inclusion, through eliminating barriers to belonging and success; Legal Administrative Assistant – Vancouver The successful candidate must have 1–3 years of relevant experience, preferably in the legal field, and will be responsible for providing support for team members in various practice groups, managing requests, and basic document support and production.

Effectively manage workflow fluctuations with minimal supervision, overseeing the intake process, prioritizing, and coordinating work for timely completion. Answer process‑related questions and help troubleshoot timekeeper issues. Continuously enhance job knowledge and technical skills through active team participation, proactively sharing knowledge, information, and mentorship with stakeholders and team members.

Perform quality control of own work, seek clarification when necessary, and review work of others. Provide support to lawyers in specific practice groups as required to maintain the firm’s legal support services and ensure continuous legal operations and client satisfaction. Operational and Clerical Support Perform administrative support such as printing, scanning, faxing, photocopying, archiving, saving/renaming documents to the firm’s Document Management System, creating binders, and copying to CD/USB keys,



as well as database entry and uploading/downloading from internet or data rooms.

Work with Records Management to create, maintain and store client files in accordance with firm policies and guidelines. Draft, edit, basic format and revise correspondence, memoranda, large transaction documents, reports, forms, labels, etc. Collaborate with Resource Centre clients to assist with organization of travel bookings and prepare travel itineraries in accordance with preferences, including reserving air, lodging, ground transportation, and meal reservations.

Update contact names and addresses in the client database on a regular basis. Support various practice groups with legal documents in accordance with the requirements set by the practice group. Maintain in‑depth knowledge of legal terminology, court rules and procedures as well as medical terminology where applicable.

Post‑secondary diploma in Legal Assistant, Executive Assistant or Administrative Assistant program. ~1–3 years relevant experience required, preferably in legal or another professional services setting. ~ Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). ~ Learns and maintains a solid understanding of firm operational policies, process knowledge and firm‑specific technology. ~ Possesses strong word‑processing, spelling, proofreading and editing skills. ~ Competitive compensation, paid overtime and generous time off, including a day off to volunteer and a day off for your birthday. Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage external candidates to apply online and internal applicants must apply directly through our internal careers portal on Espresso.

📌 Legal Administrative Assistant- Litigation (Vancouver)
🏢 McCarthy Tétrault
📍 Vancouver