Legal Assistant

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada McLennan Ross LLP Full time

**Position Overview**:
Our Litigation Legal Assistant is responsible for providing legal and administrative support to lawyers with litigation and insolvency practices. As a litigation legal assistant with 3+ years’ experience, your opportunity involves:
**Responsibilities**:

- Maintaining organized and complete files within an electronic document management system
- Managing correspondence, booking appointments and diarizing deadlines
- Billings and other practice management tasks
- Coordinating the flow of documents between internal and external clients at all levels
- Working proactively and initiating follow up actions to expedite the flow of work
- Performing conflict searches, file openings and file closings
- Preparing, drafting and revising legal documents and letters independently with mínimal direction
- Assisting with preparation for questionings and briefs as required
- Possesses an exceptional attention to detail
- Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Maintains professionalism, confidentiality and discretion
- Demonstrates exceptional time management and organizational skills
- Prioritizes customer service both internally and externally
- Demonstrates excellent problem-solving skills
- Is highly motivated, self-directed and pro-active
- Is able to handle multiple tasks efficiently and work well independently with little supervision

**Key Qualifications and Education**:

- Post-secondary diploma or certificate in accredited legal assistant or paralegal program and/or successful career history in the role of a legal assistant
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in litigation and/or insolvency
- Strong understanding of the litigation process, Rules of Court and filing procedures at various courts
- Has a basic understanding of Personal Property Registry searches and insolvency law
- Strong technical skills including advanced knowledge of Office 365

**Benefits**:

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

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

**Experience**:

- legal assistant: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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