Senior Law Clerk

Location: Brampton, ON

Job Type: Full-time

Full Job Description

Our client currently seeking a law clerk with 5+ years' experience in the area of Plaintiff personal injury to join their busy personal injury practice.

Our client is a plaintiff personal injury firm with an exciting and growing litigation practice in Brampton.

Job Requirements

• File management from intake to trial
• Organizing and diarizing important limitations and deadlines
• Coordinating the issuance, service, and filing of court and tribunal documents including motion records, Statement of Claim, pre-trial/mediation memos, pleadings, affidavits of documents, etc.
• Scheduling mediations, appointments, discoveries, zoom meetings, and additional administrative duties as required
• Managing undertakings and refusals
• Production of files and documents, including preparation of Affidavit of Documents, summaries of productions and discovery briefs
• Experience with hyperlinking, bookmarking, and navigating through CaseLines
• Calendar management (scheduling examinations for discoveries, mediations etc.) and bring forwards
• Maintaining daily contact with clients in a professional manner
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in dealing with Tort matters (plaintiff personal injury or insurance defence experience)
• Advanced familiarity with the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule
• Demonstrates advanced writing skills to prepare legal correspondence and complete forms
• Excellent organizational, time management, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while paying attention to detail
• Confident and dependable, with strong initiative and ability to work both independently and with a team
• Demonstrates ability to research/investigate issues and sound decision-making skills to resolve problems or escalate as appropriate
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to exercise good judgment when dealing with clients and along with an ability to deal effectively and pleasantly at all times with colleagues, clients and 3rd parties
• Strong technical skills including familiarity with Primafact, Soluno, Adobe and Zoom
• Law Clerk diploma is considered an asset
• Willing to assume full ownership over all assigned work
• Positive attitude towards learning, education, advancing skills and adapting to new responsibilities along with a willingness to take on additional administrative duties as required
  
  

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person