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Legal Clerk/Assistant

Full Time Permanent Position.

Office based (Mon – Fri)

Salary will be determined based on assets and commensurate with the experience of the successful applicant.

Minimum of three to five years experience in similar positions within either Litigation, Corporate, Estates and Wills or Real Estate Law.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Handle stress in a business-like manner.
• Ability to effectively handle large volumes of work, with the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent software skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; Experience with document/records management or data base applications would be an asset.
• Maintaining databases/ files and entering data.
• Minimum of three to five years of legal experience as a Law Clerk/Paralegal combined with knowledge of current legal policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare:
• Legal documents with little or no direction according to general precedents or instructions from Professional. Letters, memos, etc. of a confidential nature, which may be drafted independently for review by supervisor.

·Liaise between clients at all levels, forwarding or responding to routine correspondence not requiring the Professional’s attention.

·Able to exercise initiative and judgement pro-actively relieving professional of administration duties,

·Prepare special reports and co-ordinating administrative tasks e.g.: accounting; opening and closing files; docketing; billing; etc.

·Any other duties as required.

Company Benefits are available and will be disclosed at interview stage.

We thank all applicants for their interest in the role however those successful for an interview will be contacted.