Legal Document Assistant

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Law Office of Randall K. Cohn Full time
About the Law Office of Randall K.

Cohn We are a small boutique firm (one lawyer, one articled student, and one assistant) located in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering full-service representation regarding complex refugee, immigration, and criminal matters in Canada and the US, with a particular focus on refugee claims, humanitarian applications, and issues of cross-border criminal inadmissibility.

The Legal Assistant performs a wide variety of administrative and client-support tasks in close collaboration with the lawyer and other staff.

The ideal candidate will be well organized, proactive, compassionate, and interested in the law and/or issues surrounding immigration and international mobility.

Communicating with clients by email, video, phone, and in person
Collecting, reviewing, and organizing documents to support immigration applications
Drafting immigration applications
Drafting legal documents, compiling documents for disclosure or court filings
Making court filings and communicating with the Federal Court and/or Immigration and Refugee Board as needed
Managing deadlines on immigration applications, and tribunal or court proceedings
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive) and other standard office software
Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish by phone, video, and email with diverse clients, professional contacts, and government agencies
Experience or understanding of the Canadian and/or US immigration systems preferred
Proficiency in Spanish highly preferred; other language proficiencies also valued

Flexible language requirement:
French not required
Full-time, permanent
Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Hybrid work arrangement with office in downtown Vancouver V6C 0A6
To Apply, send your CV/Resume and brief cover letter to -law.

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