Paralegal, Expropriation

**Paralegal, Expropriation (part-time: 3 days per week)**

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman (TDS) believes that collaboration is essential to providing outstanding professional service. Their collegial workplace fosters greater teamwork, responsiveness, and communication, providing better results for clients. With Manitoba roots that run more than 130 years deep, TDS has long been recognized as a leading full-service law firm dedicated to serving clients and delivering high quality work.

**Perks & Benefits**
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Gym in building
- Centrally located in True North Square, a state-of-the-art building.
- Some flexibility in workdays, and start/ end times

**Overview**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Gathering information and preparing correspondence and documents on the matter to file with the Land Value Appraisal Commission including:

- Particulars of Claim
- Book of Documents
- Attending client meetings and hearings with lawyers
- Maintaining precedents and developing relationships with the staff at the LVAC, and lawyers at the City of Winnipeg & Manitoba Department of Justice
- Calculate and facilitate payments of interest under The Expropriation Act

This document outlines general duties and responsibilities; however, actual work will vary depending on business needs.

**Preferred qualifications**
- Legal Administrative Assistant certificate or diploma
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (i.e., Word, Outlook & Excel)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Superior organizational, administration and research skills
- Mature attitude and deadline driven
- Detail-oriented
- Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation related to any materials or activities used throughout our selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation at any time during our selection process, please advise prior to your interview._

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

**Salary**: $1.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location