Hybrid Legal Assistant – Plaintiff Personal Injury, Contract

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About the role

  • Scheduling calls, meetings and appointments
  • Requesting conflict checks, opening and closing files
  • Communicating with clients, experts, service providers and the courts
  • Drafting, sending, and replying to correspondence
  • Compiling, serving, and filing motion records and other court documents
  • Maintaining calendars and an effective bring forward (BF) system
  • Preparing and sending invoices and communicating with clients about billing-related matters
  • Drafting documents based on precedents, such as retainer agreements
  • Communicating with prospective clients as a first point of contact
  • Completing registrations for various events, conferences, and other programming
  • Organizing and submitting expense reports
  • File maintenance and organization including scanning and uploading into Primafact and/or the DMS (Document Management System)
  • Other duties related to the administration of the practice.

Requirements

  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Legal Assistant in litigation
  • Experience in Plaintiff Personal Injury is an asset
  • Deep familiarity with the Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly as it pertains to service rules and deadlines
  • A keen attention to detail
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • A strong work ethic
  • Self-motivation, particularly as it relates to anticipating needs and actioning next steps
  • The ability to work effectively on a team and individually
  • Excellent and professional communication skills
  • Experience with technology and working in a remote/hybrid environment
  • Experience with Primafact, ACL, Case Center, Justice Services Online (JSO) portal, RelativityOne, iManage and/or OneDrive is 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

Job title

Legal Assistant – Plaintiff Personal Injury, Contract

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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