Administrative Legal Assistant

2 days ago

Toronto, Canada OWS Law Full time

OWS Law is a growing, fast-paced firm with extraordinary talent and knowledgeable individuals. We are looking for our next amazing hire to join our tight-knit firm. Finding a home as part of a job is hard and we understand that. Our goal is for you to not be just a number, but rather an essential part of our firm. We are looking for a hard-working, detail-oriented individual to help manage our hectic administrative portion of our firm.

Our work environment includes:

- Regular social events
- Lively atmosphere
- Casual work attire

**Responsibilities**:

- Document preparation - preparing, editing and formatting correspondence and legal documents, litigation
- File management - managing large and complex files, developing, maintaining and utilizing an orderly filing and retrieval process to ensure ease of reference to paper and electronic records
- Administrative management - assisting in the management of the lawyer's practice including calendar management, bring forwards, client meetings and hearings
- Account management - assisting in the preparation and finalization of time dockets for preparing accounts
- Other responsibilities as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Thorough knowledge of business and legal terminology
- Meticulous attention to detail and desire to provide high quality, accurate work
- Exceptional communication skills to be able to liaise with lawyers, clients and court officers
- Exceptional time management, organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to work under pressure, complete tasks with speed and accuracy and the ability to multi-task in response to changing situations
- Excellent judgement and the ability to excise discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters
- High client service orientation
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work independently, take initiative and be resourceful
- Flexibility to occasionally work overtime

This is a full-time on-site position.

Pay commensurates with experience. However, please be advised that this is an entry-level position.

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

Pay: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):
**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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