Legal Assistant

1 month ago


North York, Canada UNIFOR Full time

Unifor has a permanent opportunity for a Legal Assistant in the National Office. The role involves providing litigation, secretarial, and clerical support to the Legal Department. To succeed, you must be highly organized and efficient, diplomatic yet assertive, have the ability to deal with people on many levels and prioritize tasks. You are poised and confident.

**Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Prepare correspondence and legal documents according to relevant federal and provincial statutes;
- Perform searches for relevant law reports, cases and statutes;
- Maintain time docketing, files, database and case management systems;
- Schedule and bring forward court appearance and meeting dates;
- Perform file maintenance, record retention and archiving;
- Answer general correspondence and telephone inquiries;
- Make travel and meeting arrangements, in person and by zoom;
- Being privy to, and protect confidential materials and information consistent with Unifor’s confidentiality policy.

**Position Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education diploma or equivalent in the legal field;
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a litigation environment to provide specialized secretarial, administrative and research services (e.g. review legal articles, references, citation and statutes to be inserted in legal documents) and prepare complex legal documents (e.g. pleadings, factums, notices of motion, compendia, leases, legislation, regulations, orders-in-council, or by transcribing from dicta-phone tapes);
- Knowledge of legal office procedures and practices, legal terminology, legal documents, including rules of practice and case management rules;
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including effective phone etiquette, to diverse audiences;
- An excellent mastering of the English language (verbal and written) with strong attention to detail in writing, editing and proofreading documents;
- Bilingual French / English is an asset;

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

**Salary**: $59,040.80 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application question(s):

- Do you have a Post-secondary education diploma or equivalent in the legal field?

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 5 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-03-03
Expected start date: 2023-03-13


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