Legal Assistant, Litigation

We have an opening for a Litigation Assistant to join our Dispute Resolution/Insurance Litigation Team. This position will be based out of the Calgary office. Reporting directly to the Manager, Legal Support Services; this is a role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for the general administration of your lawyer’s practices. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-sufficient, and has high attention to detail and organizational skills.

We place great value in a candidate’s ability to recognize the importance of team work to participate in facilitating a culture of collaboration.

Duties + Responsibilities

• Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software to prepare correspondence and legal documents.
• Answer the telephone, schedule appointments, questionings, and meetings, greet visitors and manage administrative and business details.
• Transcribe correspondence and legal documents from digital recordings or handwritten notes.
• Manage lawyer’s diaries and update electronic calendar.
• Review correspondence (including faxes and e-mail), co-ordinate the flow of information, update calendar and respond to routine inquiries.
• Review and proofread outgoing documents to ensure they are correct and comply with legal procedures.
• Access and use online legal resources.
• Operate office equipment such as voice mail messaging systems, photocopying and computer scanning equipment.
• Manage routine accounting procedures: billing, cheque deposits/requests, time entry, etc.
• Assist with maintaining client relations.
• Perform general office duties as required.

Qualifications + Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience preferably working in professional litigation practice area.
• Recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving with minimal supervision.

Working Conditions

• Normal week-day office hours (35).
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume to [email protected].