Employment & Labour Legal Assistant
Job Description
Employment & Labour Legal Assistant
One of Canada’s top employers is seeking an Employment & Labour Legal Assistant. If you’re looking for a firm that will help cultivate your potential and provide you a safe and supportive work environment then this one is for you! As a Labour and Employment Legal Assistant you will be required to provide legal administrative support to the Labour & Employment Group, such as document preparation, time management and scheduling, and managing expense reports and dockets. This firm offers generous time off, wellness and other reimbursements, other amazing benefits, and much more to ensure that you and your hard work are valued. Apply now!
Qualifications
- Legal Assistant Diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal assistant.
- In-depth knowledge of legal terminology, court rules and procedures.
- Strong attention to detail and superior word processing, spelling, proofreading and editing skills.
- Capacity to perform duties with speed and accuracy.
- Strong time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills and ability to work under pressure to meet important deadlines.
- Ability to follow-up on files and delays with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, edit, format, print, scan and revise correspondence, memoranda, reports, forms, labels and other printed material through dictation, copy typing or other instructions
- Coordinate and disperse tasks to be performed by various resource groups
- Proofread documents and check for appropriate formatting, spelling, grammar and clarity.
- Manage files
- Calendar management and scheduling
- Coordinate client meetings, including scheduling rooms and arranging for needed catering or audio-visual equipment.
- Coordinate lawyer travel arrangements, including preparing itineraries and travel expense reports.
- Review and route incoming mail and fax communications; preparing and processing outgoing mail and faxes; and arranging for specialized mail or messenger services as required.
- Receive, handle, screen and/or direct incoming calls as directed by lawyers; responding to routine inquiries and requests from clients; and taking messages as required.
- Assist with the preparation and finalization of time entry on a daily basis according to firm standards in preparation for Billing Assistant to process.
- Coordinate activities with functional area staff as needed.
- Provide consistent backup support when assistants are absent
How to Apply: To apply, please forward your resume to Sabrina at sabrina@cartelinc.com
