Legal Document Specialist
Legal Document Specialist
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Job Description
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is one of Canadas leading business law firms. Advising many of Canadas corporate leaders as well as U.S. and international parties with extensive interest in Canada our more than 1300 firm members are based in offices in Toronto Montral Ottawa Vancouver Calgary and New York.
Osler prides itself on attracting and maintaining some of the brightest talent in the legal arena. Our lawyers students management and staff have created a unique firm culture which nurtures mentoring and the exchange of ideas. Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to begin a career or carve out a new path.
We are recruiting for a Legal Document Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and modifying legal documentation spreadsheets and presentation materials as well as troubleshooting documents and providing overflow administrative support to all firm members.
- Assists various legal professionals legal assistants and administrative staff as required to provide support on technically challenging documentation and general overflow work including the creation and modification of legal documents spreadsheets presentation materials and other documentation.
- Formats and converts documents in accordance with established Firm standards.
- Provides technological support / troubleshooting assistance as required for legal professionals and legal assistants to resolve issues with corrupt documents respond to how to questions and provide document support. This requires attaining and maintaining expert knowledge of various applications.
- Provides services relating to digital imaging which includes requests for manipulating digital pictures burning files to CD compressing electronic files and scanning.
- Provides assistant support to clients and visiting LPs.
- Assists other offices with troubleshooting and document production as required.
Position Requirements:
Education and Experience
- Legal Assistant program certificate plus at least 2 years of experience in a professional serviceoriented office environment or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong technical skills (Adobe Pro & MS Office Word Excel & PowerPoint)
- Customer service oriented with a positive attitude
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
- Excellent attention to detail and welldeveloped proofreading skills
- Organizational and timemanagement skills in order to multitask
- Ability to learn understand and adhere to internal office procedures
We are currently working in a hybrid work arrangement which includes a requirement to work primarily in the office and flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week
Accessibility and Accommodation
We thank all applicants for their interest in Osler; however only chosen applicants will be contacted. Osler is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment and we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with diverse backgrounds identities and cultures. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates in all phases of the selection process.
Background and Reference Checks
Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks including a criminal record check credit check and employment and educational verifications.
If you have the required background with the ability to provide exceptional customer service and wish to work in one of Canadas leading law firms please reply in confidence with a cover letter and rsum by the closing date.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
