Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 25 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 450 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Current York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters. We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Montréal office: Bilingual legal assistant, litigation The Role: * Hybrid schedule: three (3) days in the office We are looking for an experienced bilingual legal assistant to join the litigation group in our Montreal office. The candidate will assist our team of lawyers in managing their litigation practice and carrying out mandates, at both the legal and administrative levels. Essential Functions: Prepare, organize and/or assemble litigation and court documents, including affidavits, notices, motion records, factums and books of authority,



and ensure their notification; Coordinate with bailiffs and the Court regarding service and filing of court documents; Coordinate with court clerks regarding trial and motion bookings and related court filings; Draft, edit, format and finalize correspondence and other documents in accordance with handwritten, dictated, working notes, precedents and/or instructions, including memos, letters, emails, reports, presentations, proposal documents, budgets for future work, forms and court documents; Apply writing and rereading skills to all products of his work, ensure their accuracy and completeness, while ensuring that the formatting, spelling and grammar are impeccable in both English and French; Act as a liaison between lawyers and various internal and external individuals with respect to case progress and other practice issues; Participate in the administrative management of the firm, in particular by opening and closing files, organizing meetings (including collaborating with receptionist for booking rooms and arranging for food services or audiovisual equipment), setting calendars, organizing trips and/or other types of accommodation; Ensure the management, organization of physical and computer files and administrative follow-ups from the opening to the archiving; Maintain a document filing system on iManage; Master the billing process: provide administrative support for the preparation and completion of time entries, coordination of billing, expense processing and invoice

📌 Bilingual Legal Assistant, Litigation (Montreal)
🏢 Bennett Jones
📍 Montreal