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Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) is accepting applications for a summer student position in Regina, Saskatchewan.
PBLS is a non-profit charitable corporation that improves access to justice in Saskatchewan by creating, facilitating, and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide high-quality pro bono legal services to persons of limited means.
The person who holds this position will assist all members of the public contacting the organization, including performing client intake, providing information and answering inquiries and making appropriate referrals within and outside the organization. In addition, this person will also coordinate the Regina Free Legal Clinic on clinic days and assist with office administrative duties.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will be able to communicate with persons who may be in crisis and people with varying abilities in a professional and sensitive manner. He or she will also have a high level of comfort with computers and technology, the ability to organize, manage, and problem solve with a positive attitude, and the ability to work individually as well as in a team environment.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Technical Terminology
- Legal
Specific Skills
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Send and receive messages
- Provide general information to clients and the public
- Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
- Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
Work Setting
- Not-for-profit organization
Area Of Specialization
- Correspondence
- Forms and records
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- MS Word
- Excel
- Electronic mail
- Electronic scheduler
- Database software
- General office equipment
- Internet browser