Legal Assistant

3 weeks ago

Sherwood Park, Canada Queck & Associates Full time

We are seeking an experienced paralegal or legal assistant to join our team to providing legal and administrative support to lawyers with a primary focus in family law. A capacity for civil litigation, Estate planning/administration, Employment and Immigration would also be an asset. Working closely with lawyers and other support staff members, you will provide legal support while maintaining client files, organizing and tracking documentation, and performing other legal tasks for the organization.

Duties
- Compose routine memos, correspondence, demand letters, draft pleading and settlement agreements, and responses to matters dealing with legal content requiring considerable discretion and judgment.
- Prepare and maintain trial books, briefs, factums, disclosures, pleadings, transcripts, exhibits, affidavits, undertakings, collate materials and provide copies of case law documents.
- Prepare and register CLPs, draft caveats, conduct land title searches and register documents with Land Titles.
- Arrange client appointments, schedule meetings, arbitration hearings and mediations; meeting room bookings, follow-up on client billing and account balance matters.
- Maintain and enter lawyer’s time, disbursements and client account activity, billing utilizing the Firm’s accounting and time gathering systems.
- Complete client/matter file openings, file set-up and maintenance, file retrieval and closure as requested by the lawyer.
- Other tasks as required.

**Qualifications**:
Successful completion of a legal assistant/paralegal program or relevant experience
- Three or more years’ experience with family law
- High proficiency working with MS Office 365 Suite, Adobe Pro, PCLaw, and other resources commonly used by the legal profession.
- Familiarity with the Court filing systems.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work, handle multiple assignments and work in a fast paced, high volume, deadlines driven environment.
- Keen attention to detail and committed to producing accurate and high-quality work.
- Ability to work well with clients experiencing sensitive/difficult circumstances and handle confidential information in an ethical and professional manner.
- Highly reliable, able to work independently and be a team player.

License/Certificate/Experience
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal certificate and/or university degree from an accredited institution is preferred
- 3+ years’ experience working as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal required
- Exceptional drafting and proofreading skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Familiarity with PCLaw, Outlook, and all other Microsoft programs

**Benefits**:

- Extended Health & Dental Benefits (Sunlife)
- Profit-Sharing/bonus
- Company events/team building
- On-site parking

Office Hours
- Monday to Friday
- 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (one-hour noon lunch allocation)

Please submit your resume with a cover letter which includes your salary expectations..

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $40,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-24

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