Estate Litigation Senior Legal Administrative Assistant
We are currently seeking a full-time Estate Litigation LAA to join our firm.
About the role:
- Preparing initial drafts of correspondence and pleadings
- Managing intake of documents and file-related materials and updating binders
- Maintaining the lawyer’s email daily, printing and saving correspondence
- Scheduling appointments, hearings, discovery, mediations, and trial dates
- Preparing legal documents, drafting Trial Briefs, Case Plan Proposals, Lists of Documents, Application Records, Petition Records, Orders and Trial Record
- Assembling Exhibits for Affidavits and Exhibit Binders for trial
- Maintaining a BF and limitation system
- Preparing accounts
- Frequent communication with opposing counsel and clients
- LTO (including document retrieval), CSO, corporate and assessment searches
- Other administrative tasks such as opening/organizing/closing files as needed
About you:
- A Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate from an accredited post-secondary institution
- Minimum of 4 years of Litigation experience, direct Estate Litigation experience an asset
- Proficient with MS Word and Outlook
- Solid understanding of Supreme Court Rules
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to exercise good judgment, professionalism, and to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
What we offer and why it is great to work on our team:
- Competitive compensation
- A comprehensive benefit package
- Pension plan after 2 years of you being on the team
- Professional development allowance and amazing opportunities for personal growth and development
- A $1500 annual health spending account
- A generous vacation allotment
- Sick and personal days
- Monthly social events
- Various discounts offered in Central City mall, right below our office
- A supportive team of coworkers to work alongside each day
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, apply using the submission form below or send your resume with “Estate Litigation LAA” in the subject line, along with a cover letter to Human Resources at [email protected].
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
