Paralegal, Litigation

2 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Dentons Full time

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA- Apr 24, 2024Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2024); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024).

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

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The Vancouver office is currently seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group.

The Litigation Paralegal will offer a blend of skills and experience providing litigation and practice support within a team where collegiality and collaboration are key elements of how we work at Dentons. The position will require a confident and reliable individual to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities. The successful applicant must be team-orientated and accustomed to working as a team with other paralegals and legal assistants.

**RESPONSBILITIES**
- Proofread draft court documents of all levels of courts to ensure it conforms with the court rules
- Conduct relevant due diligence searches and summarize same
- Prepare and organize materials for expert reports
- Prepare charts, chronologies and summaries of documentary evidence for use on discovery and trial
- Prepare lists of documents
- eDiscovery and electronic document management
- Liaising with legal assistants, paralegals, lawyers, and clients on file progress

**REQUIREMENTS**
- 5+ years’ paralegal experience in civil litigation
- Successful completion of an accredited Paralegal program
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Ability to confidently manage a litigation file from start to finish
- Strong legal analysis and critical thinking skills
- Detail oriented and have excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with lawyers, legal assistants, and paralegals
- Ability to prioritize high volume of tasks and competing priorities
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong attention to detail, and solid work-ethic
- Technological proficiency, including in programs such as MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and time tracking software
- Knowledge of Supreme Court Civil, Court of Appeal, and Federal Court Rules
- Experience with E-Discovery software is preferred

**_We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._**

The expected salary range for this role is $80,000 - $100,000, commensurate with experience. At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials.

Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career.

**Equal Opportunity Statement**

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 12 consecutive years (2011-2022), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2022) for the fifth time.

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