Legal Assistant

4 days ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission Full time

**NOVA SCOTIA LEGAL AID COMMISSION**

**LEGAL ASSISTANT**

**Type of Employment**:Term

**Location**: Halifax South Office, 400-5475 Spring Garden Road

**Salary**: Clerical Pay Plan (CL), CL 14 Step 1 to CL 22 Step 5 ($39,566.54 to $55,346.32)

**Closing Date**: February 21, 2024 at 4:30 pm

**Who we are**:
Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission (NSLAC) delivers quality legal aid services throughout the Province, providing some level of help to all Nova Scotians with a focus on assisting those who are systematically disadvantaged. NSLAC’s focus is in the practice areas of criminal, family, and social justice law.

NSLAC employs staff in 24 offices and 3 sub-offices throughout the Province. Our staff are comprised of Staff Lawyers, Legal Assistants, Paralegals, Court Support Workers, Social Workers, a Social Justice Support Worker, and a Prison Law Support Worker. Our staff help thousands of clients every year. We are committed to helping overcome historical and ongoing barriers to access to justice and our Staff Lawyers have litigated many important cases to protect the rights of individuals.

**Primary Functions**:
Reporting to the Managing Lawyer under the direction of Staff Lawyers, the Legal Assistant provides comprehensive administrative support in criminal law matters to the lawyers in the day-to-day conduct of clients’ legal affairs. An understanding of and commitment to client service is imperative. The Legal Assistant must have a broad range of knowledge relating to the functions, activities, policies and practices of the NSLAC.

**Ideal Abilities and Skills**:

- Manage, organize and co-ordinate Lawyers’ Practice.
- Transcribes and types briefs and correspondence, and assures timely preparation, accuracy and documentation of all Family Court and Family Division related documents including Orders, affidavits, financial statements, petitions, etc.
- Ensures the management of all legal administrative related duties.
- Ability to work independently, to take initiative, and to use judgment in matters of extreme confidentiality and sensitivity.
- Be able to work with clients who have complex needs and works independently in a fast-paced environment as well as part of a team.
- Compliance with NSLAC’s policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated time management and ability to deal with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, including comfort speaking with diverse people
- All other duties as required

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary diploma in Legal Administration or Paralegal or equivalent training and related relevant experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience with family law cases, criminal court practices, social justice matters, procedures and systems would be an asset.

If you are talented, hardworking and want to be a member of a team that is highly experienced, very caring, dedicated and committed to their clients, we would like to hear from you.

**Salary**: $39,566.54-$55,346.32 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-02-21

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