Legal Assistant - Family & Litigation - Contract

We have an immediate need for a contract legal assistant in our family law practice area. If you are a proactive, detail-oriented professional and are able to provide legal administrative support in a contract role, we would love to meet you. We value compassionate legal services, client satisfaction and file completion. If you have a passion for family and litigation law, thrive on high-quality service, possess a solid work ethic and interested in growing your own career, we’d like to hear from you.

We are one of Edmonton’s most well-established law firms. We are a modern firm who has evolved over the years, but whose strong reputation for excellence hasn’t changed since the 1800’s!

Responsibilities:

• Draft correspondence to clients, legal counsel and the courts
• Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices for review and trial preparation
• File documents with applicable courts (electronic filing where applicable) and follow-up as required
• Manage client-related aspects including client relationship management; file organization and management; scheduling of conferences, mediations and arbitrations, appointments and meetings; diarizing files and various administrative tasks as required
• Draft court documents including Applications and Affidavits, Financial Disclosure Statements, Agreements, Orders and Pleadings as directed by the managing lawyer; prepare undertaking responses from questioning
• Handle regular and electronic incoming mail and other material, telephone inquiries and couriers, and co-ordinate the flow of information
• Handle routine accounting procedures: billing, cheque deposits/requests, time entry, etc.
• Manage lawyer’s calendar and schedule appointments
• Adeptly handle day-to-day issues to enable the solicitor to focus on settling matters
• Serve as a Commissioner for Oaths

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a legal assistant program from a recognized educational institution with a minimum of 2 years related experience OR sufficient years of related experience
• Understand Alberta Rules of Court and Civil Litigation
• The capability to prepare routine legal documents without the assistance of a lawyer
• The ability to manage multiple files requiring interaction with a variety of people and types of information
• A strong organizer who consistently keeps files moving forward while juggling priorities within a fast paced, high volume, deadline driven environment
• High drive and initiative, self-motivated with a can-do and positive mindset
• Professionalism with a calm diplomatic approach
• Experience with Dictation and MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with PCLaw, Worldox an asset