Legal Assistant Health Law and Insurance Defence and Dispute Resolution Advocacy - 3 Years - Toronto Hybrid
Legal Assistant Health Law and Insurance Defence and Dispute Resolution Advocacy - 3 Years - Toronto Hybrid
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With offices in London Toronto Strathroy and Kitchener Lerners provides a full range of legal services throughout Southwestern Ontario. Lerners maintains an attractive work environment with excellent support services and stateoftheart technology. Lerners employees enjoy a fastpaced work environment and a supportive collegial culture. Our positions are best suited to individuals who take pride in their work and understand the importance of exceptional client service.
Lerners is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Health Law and Insurance Defense and Dispute Resolution and Advocacy legal teams in the Toronto Ontario office. The ideal candidate will have over 3 (three) years of experience working in a similar position. This is a Hybrid position and requires a minimum of 3 days in office or as required.
Primary Responsibilities:
- General administrative tasks including answering the phone and handling messages
- Managing all scheduling including managing calendars and the Bring Forward tickler system
- Ensuring organization and follow up on said Bring Forward system
- Compiling serving and filing motion records and other court documents
- Drafting sending and replying to correspondence
- Communicating with clients experts and the courts
- Preparing and sending invoices
- Requesting conflict checks opening and closing files
- Managing documents in a Document Management System and in Relativity
- Document management including scanning documents
- Transcription of dictation and/or proofreading dictation from an external center
- Other duties related to administration of the practice
Qualifications:
- At least 3 (three) years of experience as a Legal Assistant
- Experience in insurance defense health law or dispute resolution and advocacy is an asset
- Deep familiarity with the Rules of Civil Procedure particularly as it pertains to service rules and deadlines
- A keen attention to detail and strong organization skills
- A strong work ethic
- The ability to work affectively on a team and individually
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with technology and working in a remote/ hybrid environment
- Experience with Relativity and Document Management Systems is an asset
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit an application including an updated resume and cover letter to our career portal. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will receive a response.
Benefits of Working at Lerners:
Working at Lerners is both challenging and rewarding.
Our skilled Learning and Development team provides training and continued support to all firm members. Lerners is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package:
Salary:
Commensurate with skill level and years of experience.
Benefits:
- Health Extended Health Dental and Vision Care
- LTD insurance
- Life insurance
- Parking/Transit reimbursement
- RRSP matching program
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Referral Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program
Employment Type
Full-Time
