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Legal Assistant
6 days ago
Full-time bilingual Legal Assistant sought for growing criminal defence practice.
**Responsibilities**:
- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in paper and electronic filing systems
- Answer incoming calls, complete client intake interviews, maintaining active case list, and corresponding with clients
- Maintain lawyers' calendars, diarize court dates and deadlines, and schedule meetings
- Correspond with clients and sureties, court personnel, and detention centre staff
- Occasional appearances in case management (remand) court
- Other duties as required, including assisting with legal research, law student placements, property management, marketing efforts, referral services, ongoing AdWords campaign, etc.
- 2+ years of Legal Assistant experience, or equivalent education
- Fluent in English and French
- Experience with criminal law is paramount; experience with record suspensions and the Consent and Capacity Board is also valued
- Skills with MS Office suite, LeanLaw, Quickbooks, Legal Aid Online, Google AdWords
- Strong organization, communication, and attention to detail skills
- A high level of professionalism, compassion and tact when dealing with clients
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Salary is flexible and determined by experience.
**Job Type**: Permanent, Full-time
Location: In person
**Salary**: $18.50-$19.23 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
**Experience**:
- legal assistant: 1 year (preferred)
**Language**:
- English and French fluently (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-04-29
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