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Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an opportunity available at its Northern Area Office [located in La Ronge] for a full-time Administrative Assistant position.
Applicants should have administrative office experience; as well as have the ability to: type, word process, transcribe from dictating machines; respond to client inquiries/operate switchboard equipment; and complete other related administrative tasks such as filing, working with a client data base, etc. Fluency in Microsoft Office is required. Experience in a legal office in the areas of criminal and family law would be preferred. Applicants must be High School graduates with one year of relevant post-secondary education and have a minimum of one year of previous related experience and possess good interpersonal skills.
The salary range is $22.64 to $27.46 per hour, with a 5/4 work week. A comprehensive benefits package is included.
We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal ancestry, persons of a visible minority group and persons with disabilities. Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an employment equity program approved by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
NOTE: In-service candidates will be considered prior to applications from the general public. We thank all applicants, however only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Technical Terminology
- Legal
Area Of Specialization
- Correspondence
- Forms and records
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Sitting for extended periods
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- MS Word
- Excel
- Electronic mail
- Electronic scheduler
- Dictaphone
- General office equipment
- Internet browser