Insurance Defence Legal Assistant

Job Description

Insurance Defence Legal Assistant

Are you looking to make a change to a firm with an experienced and kind team? With opportunities to learn and grow professionally? Then this is it for you! As a Legal Assistant you will have the chance to work with two associates who have a dynamic legal portfolio, in areas such as insurance litigation, education claims, personal injury, and municipal litigation. This gives you the chance to gain new skills and perfect your existing ones. With a connected and welcoming atmosphere, the firm will make you feel comfortable and safe, allowing you to do your best! Apply now.

Salary: Up to $75k

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years working experience as a litigation assistant.
• Knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and court practice and procedures at various levels;
• Solid typing and computer skills: proficiency in a suite of applications including but not limited to: MS Word; MS Outlook, PC Law, Windows
• Excellent written and verbal English skills, including spelling and grammar.
• Confident, service-focused individual who is cheerful, helpful, friendly, pleasant yet, diplomatic.
• Ability to prioritize, adjusts to changing priorities, and successfully completes numerous short and long-term assignments simultaneously in a team environment.
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels of management, while being a team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in managing busy insurance litigation practices.
• Liaise with clients and opposing counsel in a professional manner and with diplomacy;
• Assembly of pleadings, affidavits, motion records, motion confirmation forms, facta and books of authorities, etc.
• Coordinating with process servers regarding service and filing of court materials;
• Coordinating with court offices regarding trial and motions bookings and related court document filings;
• Drafting cover/service letters and coordinating delivery of documents
• Knowledge of Accident Benefits and LAT mediation/arbitration procedures;
• Transcription of dictations including statements of claim, statement of defence, reporting letters, research memos, etc.
• Provide basic administrative tasks (including typing, editing, formatting, proofreading, filing, printing, saving of documents, photocopying, faxing, handling incoming and outgoing mail, maintenance of contacts and calendar, entering dockets, coordination of meetings, etc.)

Tagged as: Insurance Defense, Legal Assistant