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Litigation Legal Assistant

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Job Order #: 5666622

NOC: 4211
Employer Name:
Miller Thomson
Posted Date:
01-Feb-2019
Location:
REGINA
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Full Time
Apply By:
27-Feb-2019
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
Miller Thomson
Contact Name:
Natasha Pollard
Contact Email:
npollard@millerthomson.com
Employer Website:
http://www.millerthomson.com/


Description

Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canadas fastest growing national business law firms, with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Markham, Vaughan and Montral. Our consistent ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice, combined with an unyielding service commitment to our clients and a strong dedication to our lawyers, staff and the communities in which we practice, gives us a unique position in the Canadian legal industry.

Our Regina office is currently recruiting for a full-time Legal Assistant to join our busy and thriving Litigation practice group. This position provides a great opportunity for developing your skill-set and allows for potential growth in advancing your career.

In this role, your required skills and knowledge will include (but will not be limited to):

Managing all administrative tasks;

Drafting correspondence and pleadings;
New file opening;

Trial preparation;

Booking appointments, setting discovery and trial dates;

Organize service of Court documents;

Assist with reviewing and assembling documentary evidence;

Manage monthly billing;

Expense requisitions;

Managing filing and file organization, both electronic and paper;

Handling and prioritizing workload independently;

Meeting strict deadlines;

Other duties as assigned.

To be successful in this role, you have:

A minimum of 5 years of experience as a legal assistant;

Must have knowledge in commercial and insolvency litigation;

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required;

Strong organizational and time management skills;

Excellent proofreading skills (ability to check typed material for grammatical, typographical, spelling, word usage and format errors);
Excellent multi-tasking skills;

Problem solving with minimal supervision;
Communicating in a professional manner with lawyers and other team members.

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Document use
 - Writing
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Computer use
Type of Establishment Experience
 - Legal firm
 - Company legal department
Type of Legal Experience (Legal or Law Clerks Only)
 - Administrative
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
 - Word processing
 - Legal software applications

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