Hybrid Departmental Assistant, Labour and Employment Law – Legal Services

at Radio-Canada

• Job title: Departmental Assistant, Labour and Employment Law – Legal Services
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Montreal, Canada

About the role

• Departmental Assistant providing administrative and clerical support to legal counsel in Labour and Employment Law. Coordinating office activities and maintaining documents in a hybrid workspace.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative assistance and clerical support to legal counsel
• Coordinate office activities and establish priorities and urgent procedures for legal counsel
• Provide assistance throughout all stages of legal proceedings
• Compile basic data to facilitate requests for information
• Prepare, send and follow up on all procedures and case documents
• Maintain agendas, arrange meetings, travel, and conference calls
• Fill out expense accounts and keep copies
• Type, review, copyedit and carefully proofread a variety of documents

Requirements

• College diploma (D.E.C.) in office techniques or equivalent
• College diploma (D.E.C.) in Paralegal technology (an asset)
• Two (2) or more years’ relevant experience as a legal secretary and/or legal an assistant in labour and employment law or litigation matters
• Very good knowledge of the Windows environment, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and email
• Superior French-language skills (spoken and written)
• Very good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Organization skills
• Interpersonal skills, diplomacy and courtesy
• Ability to be thorough, detail-oriented and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times

Benefits

• Telework/Hybrid workplace arrangement