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Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an opportunity available at its Saskatoon City Area Office for a part time (0.5 FTE) Administrative Assistant.
Legal Aid Saskatchewan provides accessible and professional legal services in criminal and family law to eligible people.
Applicants should have experience in a legal office, specifically in the areas of criminal and family law; as well as have the ability to type, word process and transcribe from dictating machines; the ability to use a database and a client service focus responding to telephone and in person client inquiries. Fluency in Microsoft Office is required. Preferred applicants should be High School graduates with one year of relevant post-secondary education and have a minimum of one year of previous related experience in a law office and possess good interpersonal skills.
The salary range is $22.64 to $27.46 per hour. A comprehensive benefits package is included. The incumbents are entitled to 13 Statutory Holidays per full fiscal year and to 3 weeks annual vacation prorated to actual hours worked. The position is within the Union.
We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal ancestry, persons of a visible minority group, persons with disabilities and women seeking management and non-traditional roles. Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an employment equity program approved by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
NOTE: In-service applicants will be considered prior to candidates 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
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
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
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