Legal Administrative Assistant

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Would you like to be a part of Canada's leading and progressive Business Law firm?

McMillan has an exciting opportunity as a full-time, bilingual Legal Administrative Assistant in our Montreal office in Business Law.  As a member of the team, you will play a key role in managing legal and administrative aspects to a team of lawyers and/or law clerks/paralegals ("LPs").

 What You'll Do

You will be the go-to person for your team who will depend on your guidance and support to keep them organized. As their champion, you will be involved in a wide variety of administrative tasks, including:  supporting the day-to-day requirements of a team of three Partners and/or Associates, drafting and editing correspondence, management and organization of documents in our document system, office and file organization, preparation of accounts, preparation of expense reports, coordinating and scheduling meetings, calendar management, requesting conflict searches and opening new client matters, organizing meetings, travel, attendances at conferences and leveraging technology to service clients in an efficient and effective manner.

Business Law tasks include: assisting with transactional documents, assisting with closing of transactions and preparing closing books, drafting and revising large documents and agreements, preparing execution copies and stand-alone signature pages, blacklining documents, compiling fully executed copies of agreements, downloading documents from data rooms and saving them to the document management system, and preparing working binders with documents and materials. 

What You'll Bring

You have strong administrative, organizational and interpersonal skills. You have a keen interest in Business Law and have 2-3 years experience working closely with legal professionals in preparing legal documents and agreements for, namely, closings and transactions. You are detail-oriented and are able to effectively meet deadlines, work well in a team setting, and provide an exceptional level of client service. You embrace evolving technology and have strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Prior experience with iManage, Intapp and 3E or similar document management, file opening and accounting software required.

McMillan Offers You

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

McMillan = You

Inclusion and diversity are essential elements of our culture at McMillan which coincides with our core values of respect, teamwork, commitment, client service and professional excellence.

At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey

Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let's work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.

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If this position is for you, and you reside in or around the Montreal area, we look forward to hearing from you. Click on the Apply Now button.

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McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm's values.