Embedded Assistant, Litigation

Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 25 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 450 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Calgary office:

Embedded Assistant, Litigation

The Role:

Legal Assistants at Bennett Jones provide important support to the Firm and its clients. Our Legal Assistants are assigned to work within a team of highly skilled Lawyers and other Litigation Legal Assistants. The role of the Embedded Assistant, Litigation is to provide coverage to a specific team or group of assistants and their lawyers. This role will provide day-to-day support and coverage to all members of the team.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for clerical, administrative and general office duties, including:

• Provide vacation/sick day relief for Assistants throughout Litigation.
• Assist Litigation Assistants and Lawyers with overload or project work.
• Assist Articling Students in Litigation with administrative tasks.
• Managing calendars, schedule and coordinate meetings and telephone conferences with clients, experts, and other law firms
• Planning for various functions, meetings and/or travel
• Drafting correspondence (letters, memos, emails, etc.), and review and proofread documents.
• Managing paper flow, maintain filing systems (both hard copy and electronic), diarize limitation dates, etc.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year of related litigation legal assistant experience is required.
• Legal Assistant Diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution.
• Has a positive attitude and team-oriented approach to supporting other legal assistants and lawyers.
• Self-motivated and responds to everyday tasks with little supervision.
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality and discretion.
• Willingness to adapt to new and innovative technologies to improve efficiencies and the value in our workflows.
• Strong technical aptitude and a natural problem-solver for on-the-spot troubleshooting.
• Keen attention to detail and superior organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to use innovative and legal technologies to fulfil tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Knowledge of legal and technical procedures in a high-pressure environment.
• Demonstrated willingness to continuously improve and learn from others.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creativity.
• Flexible and able to balance competing priorities.

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
4500 Bankers Hall East
855 – 2 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4K7
E-mail:  hrdeptcal@bennettjones.com

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory verification of a Canadian criminal record check and social media search. Determination of the factors that constitute satisfactory verification is within the sole discretion of Bennett Jones.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.