Legal Assistant

3 months ago

Ottawa, Canada Kelly Santini LLP Full time

Kelly Santini LLP values the importance of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that it is a moral imperative that we pursue initiatives that will further these goals within and outside of the walls of our firm. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is a better, stronger, and happier place to work, and adds to the collective strength of our community.

**Specific Duties of the Role**:

- Draft and file articles of incorporation, amalgamation, and other related general corporate, commercial contract documentation
- Organization of corporations and maintenance of corporate records, corporate registers, and minute books
- Preparation and organization of corporate documentation for corporate re-organizations, merger and acquisition transaction files
- Draft documentation to implement estate planning, estate freezes, including wills, codicils, powers of attorney, family trusts, and other related documents
- Supporting productivity of the practice through comprehensive legal administrative support including docketing, invoicing, scheduling appointments and calendarizing deadlines
- Communicating effectively with clients, law offices and other staff
- Generating monthly work-in-progress reports, preparing, sending, and following up on client accounts
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications and Competencies**
- Law Clerk diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution
- Minimum ten years of work experience in law office and corporate practice area
- Confidence in knowledge of corporate law transactions and relevant legal procedures
- Takes initiative, able to prepare documents and correspondence with mínimal supervision
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills, able to prioritize tasks effectively
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Comfortable interacting with clients and other internal and external professionals on a regular basis
- Working knowledge of Ghost Practice, Adobe Pro, Estate-A-Base, Fast Company, Ghost Practice, DocuSign, OnCorp, eCore, Unity and Teraview will be considered an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (including Word, Excel, Outlook)

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Legal Assistant: 10 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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