Legal Administrative Assistant: Restructuring

7 months ago

Toronto, Canada Gowling WLG Full time

**ABOUT GOWLING WLG**

At Gowling WLG, our dedication to excellence and quality service begins with our people. As a global law firm with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring energy, passion and commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

When it comes to diversity, we not only accept it — we celebrate it, support it and thrive on it. To create an engaging and rewarding place to work, we seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. Our aim is to help everyone reach their full potential and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Employee satisfaction is important to us. We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged and empowered. We are guided by our firm’s Core Values - The Power of Teamwork, Always Striving to be Better, We all Bring Something Different - in all that we do.

Our diverse group of legal professionals, law students, law clerks/paralegals, legal administrative assistants and business support services team work together, and are respected and valued for their individual contributions.

**PROFILE**

We are currently recruiting for a senior level Legal Administrative Assistant to join our fast paced team. As an integral member of the Legal Administrative Assistant team, the incumbent will provide support to professionals within our Real Estate and Financial Services group, with a focus on Restructuring and Insolvency.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Dealing with court offices and court staff, including the Commercial List and Bankruptcy Court in Toronto.
- PPSA Summary/PPSA Registrations/Titan files/Caselines/Sync Links/Cyberbahn/Oncorp.
- Preparing accounts and managing pre-bills, with a strong working proficiency with all accounting and billing procedures.
- Taking instructions, prioritizing incoming work, following through on assignments and managing ongoing tasks.
- Opening and closing files, including preparing reporting packages.
- Undertaking additional responsibilities as required within the share and team.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma from a recognized college preferred.
- At least five years of experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant in the Restructuring and Insolvency practice areas.
- Enthusiastic, energetic, willing to take on new tasks and step “outside your comfort zone”.
- Highly organized, team player with the ability to work under pressure, deal with changing priorities and meet strict deadlines (this may include being flexible on work hours on an exception basis).
- Strong attention to detail and technical skills, with the ability to work on large, complex agreements.
- Ability to communicate in a professional, efficient manner with clients and external contacts as well as internally throughout the firm.
- Excellent proficiency with MS Office Suite, PDF Editing software, Outlook, iManage, PowerPoint, Excel, InterAction and Expert Time.
- Ability to handle more than one professional and to undertake additional responsibilities as required within the share and team.

Gowling WLG is proud to offer equal employment opportunities.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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