Legal Assistant

2 weeks ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission Full time

**NOVA SCOTIA LEGAL AID COMMISSION**

**Legal Assistant**

**Available Position**:12-Month Contract with the Potential for Permanency

**Location**: Dartmouth Family
- 1210-99 Wyse Road

**Salary**: Clerical Pay Plan, CL 14 Step 1 to CL 22 Step 5 ($38,414.12 to $53,734.29)

**Closing Date**: March 17, 2023, at 4:30 PM

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

**Primary Functions**:
Reporting to the Managing Lawyer under the direction of a staff lawyer, the legal assistant provides comprehensive administrative support in family law to the lawyer 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 a Lawyers’ Practice.
- Transcribes and types briefs and correspondence, and assures timely preparation, accuracy and documentation of all Family Division related documents.
- 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.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
- All other duties as required

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary diploma in Legal Administration or Paralegal or equivalent training and related relevant experience would be an asset.
- A minimum of two years’ experience with law procedures and systems would be an asset.

Our goal is to be a diverse and accessible workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. We encourage qualified individuals from historically disadvantaged groups, including Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and other racially visible persons, persons with disabilities, retirees and women in positions where they are underrepresented. Applicants from these groups wishing to self-identify may do so on their cover letter or resume.

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.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $38,414.12-$53,734.29 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-03-17

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