Legal Assistant

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada WEL Partners Full time

We are seeking an exceptional junior to intermediate **Litigation Assistant. **In this position, you will be the dynamic, organized, right-hand person to our Litigation Team. You will be an exceptional listener, great note-taker, knowledgeable and calm professional. And you will need incredibly strong organizational and computer skills.

We are looking for someone either with experience handling important duties in a professional environment or someone who wants to learn to do this. We want someone who can bring a positive attitude to any situation, especially when things get busy. Being able to laugh at yourself helps everyone get through challenging situations.

Familiarity with Litigation procedures is important.

**RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE**:

- Handling payments and banking duties; data entry and file opening and organization.
- Performing back-up reception duties.
- Working with lawyers and clerks to prepare court pleadings and proceedings.
- Review and process electronic and paper files.
- Assist in the development and implantation of best practices for file management.
- Support all levels of document management including setting up and maintaining electronic database.
- Reviewing documents and recording matters to be brought forward.
- Other office functions including service and filing of documents, searches, research, preparing correspondence, documents and papers from transcription.

**SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE**:

- At least 2 years of direct, practical experience in a legal environment, or a law clerk or legal assistant certificate, diploma or degree.
- Good understanding of civil litigation and ability to prepare court documents required in a ligation procedure in Ontario.
- Experience with ACL would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of Caselines and familiarity with filing and submitting documents electronically to the Court would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of Zoom scheduling.
- Superior time-management and organization skills—ability to balance working on several projects, demonstrating proficiency in time management and prioritizing tasks.
- Strong typing, self-editing and excellent organizational skills (both filing and scheduling and bringing forward matters).
- Excellent communication skills—both written and oral—strong attention to detail to produce accurate work.
- Good interpersonal skills to enable effective interaction within a law firm environment.
- Strong computer skills including MS Office: Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- PCLaw or other accounting program experience would be great, but not a pre-requisite - training will be provided.
- An interest in working in a professional law firm environment is a must.

**Everyone wants an opportunity to continue to learn and to grow.** We expect to cultivate the skills of our employees and that is what we are looking for - someone who is interested in developing their skills and getting promoted within the Firm.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

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

**Salary**: $45,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All recommended COVID-19 protections are in place.

Work Location: In person

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