Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant

6 days ago


Ottawa, Canada Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP Full time

Our Ottawa office is currently seeking a Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant to join our growing immigration practice.
- Preparing invoices for clients and follow up to ensure collection of retainers;
- Proactively manage (one or more) lawyers’ schedules with respect to meetings with clients and ensuring filing deadlines are met;
- Researching law, procedure and keeping track of immigration law updates;
- Work Permits (NAFTA, Intra-Company Transfers, Significant Benefit, Entrepreneur, Post-Graduate Work Permits, Spousal Open Work Permits, Bridging Open Work Permits, etc.)
- Permanent Residency (Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades, Provincial Nominations, Investors/Entrepreneurs)
- Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA)

**Requirements**:

- University/College/CEGEP degree an asset
- Bilingualism (French & English) required
- Administrative or Legal Assistant or Paralegal Certificate an asset
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in Canadian corporate/business immigration
- Knowledge of Canadian immigration practices and procedures
- Strong knowledge of MS Office and PC Law an asset
- Ability to work in a team and manage competing deadlines

**Assistant Juridique en Immigration Bilingue**

Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell est un cabinet juridique à service complet spécialisé dans l'immigration situé dans le centre-ville de Toronto et, depuis cette année, à Ottawa. Nous nous engageons à offrir à nos clients le meilleur service possible dans le traitement de toute demande d'immigration ou la résolution de tout problème en matière d'immigration, quelle que soit sa nature. Notre personnel expérimenté s'efforce d'obtenir des résultats rapides et abordables pour tous nos clients.

Notre bureau d'Ottawa est actuellement à la recherche d'un(e) assistant(e) juridique en immigration bilingue pour se joindre à notre cabinet spécialisé en immigration.

**Descriptif du poste**:

- Gérer diverses tâches administratives, à savoir : tenir à jour la base de données de gestion des cas ; communiquer directement avec les clients - appels téléphoniques, courriels et correspondance postale ; contacter l'IRCC et les consulats/ambassades canadiens ; aider à l'accueil des clients ; préparer les documents des clients et les soumettre aux divers bureaux d'immigration ;
- Préparer les factures pour les clients et assurer le suivi pour garantir le recouvrement des honoraires ;
- Assurer le suivi des courriers électroniques et répondre aux demandes de renseignements ;
- Gérer de manière proactive l'emploi du temps d'un ou de plusieurs avocats en ce qui concerne les entretiens avec les clients et le respect des délais de dépôt ;
- Effectuer des recherches sur les lois et les procédures et suivre les mises à jour de la loi sur l'immigration ;
- Préparer les demandes de divers dossiers d'immigration temporaire et permanente, y compris, mais sans s'y limiter, les dossiers suivants:

- Permis de travail (ALENA, Transferts internes d’entreprises, Avantage important, Entrepreneur, Permis de travail post-diplôme, Permis de travail ouvert, Permis de travail ouvert transitoire, etc.)
- Étude d’impact sur le marché du travail (EIMT)

**Profil recherché**:

- Diplôme d’université/collège/CÉGEP souhaitable
- Bilinguisme (Français & Anglais) requis
- Certificat administratif ou d’assistant juridique ou parajuridique souhaitable
- Minimum un an d'expérience dans le domaine de l'immigration des affaires au Canada
- Connaissance des pratiques et procédures d'immigration canadiennes
- Bonne connaissance de MS Office et de PC Law souhaitable
- Capacité à travailler en équipe et à respecter les échéances

**Salary**: From $45,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ottawa, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 1 year (required)


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