Full-Time Legal Assistant/Law Clerk (1 Position)
Job Description
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Legal Assistant/Law Clerk to join our team. We require a highly motivated person who works well with minimal supervision and takes initiative and pride in their assigned tasks. Must have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where what is required may differ contingent on the day.
Key duties include:
- Drafting, proofreading, and editing correspondence
- Administration duties including but not limited to preparing letters and court documents such as pleadings, motion records, enforcement proceedings (Writs, Garnishments, and Construction Liens).
- Attend various courthouses for court filing
- Conducting simple legal research
- Opening and closing files, and administrative work including filing, scanning and document classification
- Collating and binding briefs
- Other general administrative duties as required
Requirements
Qualifications:
- 2+ years’ experience working for a law firm or sole practitioner
- Civil litigation, including Small Claims Court and Superior Court
- Experience with construction liens and enforcement steps
- Advanced technical experience with MS Word, Outlook
- Must have aptitude to learn new computer programming including cloud-based filing system
- Experience in Bankruptcy and Insolvency and Provincial Offences an asset
- Working knowledge of court forms, court processes and procedures, and the Rules of Civil Procedure
- Organization is an essential part of this position
- Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality
- Able to take initiative, set priorities, multitask in a fast pace environment and meet deadlines
- G driver’s license in good standing; reliable transportation.
Benefits
What we offer:
- $20.00/hr. full-time hours that may require overtime/late hours
- Excellent employment package (medical/dental benefits, Corporate Health & Wellness program
How to Apply
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