Legal Assistant, Litigation (Commercial)

Essential Functions

• Provide full scope legal administrative support such as document preparation, drafting letters, and client correspondence
• Manage billing for a variety of clients
• Manage expense submission and reconciliation process
• Calendar management and meeting organization
• Schedule travel arrangements
• Document management duties, including filing (electronic and physical)
• Building a positive rapport with staff, lawyers and clients
• Provide additional administrative assistance and general office duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education from an accredited Legal Assistant program and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in a legal support position; experience in Litigation an asset
• Proficient with computers, particularly Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion
• Highly organized and able to prioritize workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivated
• Responds to everyday tasks with little supervision and take ownership of the role
• A strong team player; demonstration of a positive work ethic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills