Legal Assistant

3 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Parlee McLaws, LLP Full time

**Parlee McLaws LLP** is a well-established Alberta law firm with 140 years of experience. We are looking for an experienced **Legal Assistant **to join our team. This role is located at our downtown **Edmonton **office.

The hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM (37.5 hours/week) and does require in-office presence.

**Position Overview**:

- Conduct court searches
- Draft correspondence and court documents
- Pre-trial and trial preparation, including maintenance of all trial binders and limitation systems
- Pro-actively manage timelines of tasks and files to ensure required statutes of limitations and deadlines are met
- Prepare a variety of legal documents including briefs and factums
- Manage workflow for a team of lawyers
- Calendar management including coordinating and scheduling meetings
- Preparation of accounts and time entry
- Generate reporting as required for insurance companies (if applicable)
- General administrative tasks including office and file management
- Other tasks as required

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education from a recognized Legal Assistant program, and minimum five (5) years of relative experience (_equivalent experience may be considered)_
- Understanding of basic accounting principles
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office programs and Adobe
- Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to accurate, high-quality work
- Takes initiative to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines
- Handles confidential information in an ethical and professional manner
- Works efficiently and effectively as part of a team or independently
- Strong customer service and relationship building skills
- Readily adapts to changing priorities in a high-volume work environment
- Problem solving skills with a pro-active mindset
- Must speak, read, and write English, fluently, with solid grammar skills
- Experience with Worldox, Remindex, Elite 3E, Westlaw, SpeechExec or other legal software programs are an asset

We offer a comprehensive extended health & dental benefits package, including paid time off (in addition to your vacation) and pension matching. Our active social and charity committees connect us to each other and to the community at large.
- We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. _
- **Please note, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters.**_

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

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- Legal Assistant: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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