Full Time Contract Vancouver, BC, CA

As an international law firm with offices in Canada, the U.Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we’re proud to recruit and retain top talent who bring energy, insight, and a singular focus on delivering exceptional experiences – for our clients and each other. We’re intentional about building a workplace that’s both high-performing and supportive, ensuring that everyone is empowered to do their best work and reach their full potential. These values shape how we collaborate, lead, and succeed – across teams, time zones, and career paths.

Whether you’re pursuing a role in law or business services, explore what’s possible and make your mark with Gowling WLG. Our Vancouver office is seeking an intermediate-level, energetic, detail-oriented and highly organized Legal Administrative Assistant to join our fast-paced Corporate department on an 18-month contract. As a key member of the team, the successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to a number of professionals while managing a variety of confidential and time-sensitive matters.

Provide administrative and legal support to corporate lawyers, exercising initiative and judgment to facilitate the efficient flow of work and proactively following up on outstanding matters. Prepare, revise, format and file legal documents, correspondence, letters, memoranda and other materials based on precedents, instructions, dictation or independent drafting for review. Coordinate billing and accounting matters, including docketing, billing and other related administrative tasks.

Prepare reports, summaries, and close books, including gathering, organizing, analyzing and summarizing information and data as required.



Provide general administrative support and proactively identify opportunities to assist lawyers and other professionals with day-to-day administrative requirements.

Administrative

Assistant or Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma, coupled with a minimum of three years of legal administrative assistant experience

- Ability to produce a high volume of accurate, high-quality work while meeting tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within a team environment
- Excellent grammar, spelling, proofreading and attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Gowling WLG’s total rewards program is designed to foster a culture where high performance and personal well-being go hand-in-hand. 100% employer-paid health, dental, and mental health coverage, plus an annual lifestyle spending allowance ~ 15+ vacation days and hybrid work flexibility ~ Parental leave top-up for 26 weeks (after 12 months of full time employment) ~ Group Retirement Savings Plan with employer match ~ Financial protection through short & long-term disability, life, accident & critical illness insurance ~ Employee & Family Assistance Program, guided CBT, and an internal network of 120+ trained Mental Health First Aid responders ~ Perks and preferred pricing programs, referral bonuses and more Gowling WLG employees have the potential to exceed this range based on tenure and performance. This employer may use tools within our applicant tracking system that include artificial intelligence–supported features, such as automated candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions
- Gowling WLG is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

📌 Legal Administrative Assistant - Corporate Law (Vancouver)
🏢 Gowling WLG International
📍 Vancouver