Role Responsibilities We are looking for a Legal Assistant to provide legal support to the lawyers on the People and Communities Legal team within the Legal Services Division.

The People and Communities Legal team has an exciting prospect for a motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills to act as a legal assistant.

If you are looking for a new opportunity to use your legal administration skills, take the next step and develop a career with us! We foster an atmosphere of learning and growth within a supportive, respectful, and healthy work environment.

The responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: Supporting lawyers on the People and Communities Legal team in the Peace Hills Trust Tower, the Legal Assistant job duties include: Preparing, formatting and editing a variety of documents from lawyer’s written or verbal instructions, including letters, memos, agreements and reports, contracts, legal documents.

Uploading and processing documents in ARTS (Action Request Tracking System).

Maintaining and organizing electronic and paper filing system including opening, closing and uploading documents into the Pro

Law system.





Managing files by liaising with a variety of clients, counsel, and stakeholders.

Working in a team environment, assisting several lawyers and working closely with other legal assistants on the team.

Managing Outlook calendar, including arranging appointments, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements.

Performing searches (Corporate registry, courthouse, bankruptcy, etc.).

Drafting external counsel retainers and processing of external counsel invoices.

Utilizing research tools such as Can

Lii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statutes.

Other duties as required, including general administrative duties for the office.

To succeed in this role, you will bring a strong attention to detail along with the ability to motivate others and thrive as part of a team-oriented team.

You will also be confident working independently, managing a high-volume workload, and supporting multiple lawyers and Executive Directors while consistently meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards.

The is provided for further details on this position.

📌 Legal Assistant (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton