Legal Assistant

3 weeks ago


Winnipeg, Canada The North West Company Full time

**Status: Regular Full-time (Hybrid)**

**Summary**:Based out of North West’s Winnipeg Corporate Office (a hybrid work environment consisting of in-office and remote work), and reporting directly to the Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary, the Legal Assistant is accountable to provide a full range of services to the North West group of companies
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**Legal Assistant**

**Your Role**:

- Act as a liaison between the Vice President, Legal and internal and external clients/external legal counsel
- Assist in the management of the legal services intake, tracking, assigning and reporting processes
- Process invoices, expense claims, and submit cheque requests
- Manage the Legal Department’s electronic file system
- Draft correspondence, proofread and format legal documents
- Prepare simple contracts based on contract templates
- Prepare closing books
- Prepare meeting minutes and manage carry forward items
- Arrange travel for the Vice President, Legal
- Process incoming and outgoing mail, order office supplies etc.
- Other duties as requested by the Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary

**Desired Skills & Experience**:

- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel)
- Highly organized, detail-oriented with strong writing, proof reading and verbal skills
- Ability to work within tight timelines to meet deadlines, reassessing priorities as needed
- Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Ability to communicate professionally with internal clients, external counsel and other business partners

**Location**: Winnipeg, MB

**Reports to**:Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary

We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:

- Being Enterprising - Committing to our Customer - Working with Passion - Leading and Developing Others - Demonstrating Respect and Inclusivity - Building Trust

**A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.**

**For Internal Applicants only**:
**Salary Grade**: COR007

Interested internal applicants are invited to
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