Legal Assistant responsible for drafting petitions and managing procedural deadlines in São Paulo's law firm. Engaging with clients and supporting civil responsibility cases.
About the role
- Legal Assistant supporting Dispute Resolution & Advocacy practice group at Lerners. Requires 3+ years experience in a hybrid role based in London, Ontario.
Responsibilities
- Answering and responding to telephone calls
- Scheduling calls and meetings
- Requesting conflict checks; opening and closing files
- Communicating with clients, experts, tribunal staff, and court staff
- Drafting, sending, and replying to correspondence
- Compiling, serving, and filing motion records and other court or tribunal documents
- Maintaining calendars and an effective bring forward (BF) system
- Preparing, sending, and collecting on client invoices
- Transcription of dictation and/or proofreading dictation
- File maintenance and organization including scanning and uploading into DMS (document management system)
- Compiling, uploading, and sending documents externally by way of secure file transfer site(s)
- Other duties related to the administration of the practice
Requirements
- At least 3 (three) years of experience as a Legal Assistant
- Experience in litigation is an asset
- Deep familiarity with The Rules of Civic Procedure, particularly as it pertains to service rules and deadlines
- A strong commitment to high quality client service
- A keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- A strong work ethic
- The ability to work effectively in a team and individually
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with technology and working in a remote/ hybrid environment
- Experience with ACL, Case Center, Justice Services Online (JSO) portal, RelativityOne, iManage, and/or OneDrive an asset
Benefits
- Health, Extended Health, Dental and Vision care
- LTD insurance
- Life insurance
- Parking/Transit reimbursement
- RRSP matching program
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Referral Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program
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