Paralegal/legal Clerk

8 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Gowling WLG Full time

**ABOUT GOWLING WLG**

At Gowling WLG, our dedication to excellence and quality service begins with our people. As a global law firm with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring energy, passion and commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

When it comes to diversity, we not only accept it — we celebrate it, support it and thrive on it. To create an engaging and rewarding place to work, we seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. Our aim is to help everyone reach their full potential and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Employee satisfaction is important to us. We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged and empowered. Our diverse group of legal professionals, law students, law clerks/paralegals, legal administrative assistants and business support staff work together as a team, and are respected and valued for their individual contributions.

**PROFILE**

We are seeking a full-time General Litigation Paralegal to join our Business Law team in the Vancouver office.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Liaise between legal professionals and various internal and external individuals, groups and clients at all levels;
- Prepares court documentation, correspondence and a variety of legal documents while ensuring compliance with Rules of Court.
- Prepares documents with and without firm precedents according to instructions and information provided by the Supervising Lawyer(s) and information gathered through own research (examples include Petitions, orders Nisi, Notices of Civil Claim, affidavits and Notices of Application).
- Prepares court hearings, mediations and settlement conferences.
- Prepares charts, chronologies and summaries of documentary evidence for use during discovery and at trial;
- Draft court documents such as pleadings, affidavits, motions, bills of costs, etc.;
- Responsible for filing and serving court documents;
- Manages file progression and works with team members to ensure timely steps are taken.
- Develops a system, using eDiscovery software, to maintain file and task lists for reporting progress to Supervising Lawyer(s).
- Conducts research of records, court files and other legal documents.
- Prepares charts, chronologies and summaries of documentary evidence for use during discovery and at trial;
- Provides litigation support prior to and during trials and hearings. Organizes attendance of witnesses;
- Maintains a well-organized work environment and implements efficient processes that minimizes lawyers’ administrative load.
- Maintains confidentiality of the Firm, client, and employee information.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

Paralegal certificate from an accredited program.

Experience with the BC, Alberta, Yukon and Federal court systems.

Experience with electronic document management systems such as iManage

Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite

Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

The ability to effectively handle large volumes of work and the ability to work independently as well as actively participate in and support a team.

Gowling WLG is proud to offer equal employment opportunities.
- If you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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