Moncton Bilingual Legal Assistant
Moncton Bilingual Legal Assistant
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Do you enjoy working in a team Are you an experienced administrative professional looking for an exciting new opportunity Do you excel at providing exceptional customer service while working in an innovative collaborative and fastpaced environment where you learn every day
McInnes Cooper is looking for a motivated and proactive litigation legal assistant to join our Litigation Legal Support Services team in our Moncton office for a permanent fulltime position. The incumbent will be responsible for providing highquality administrative support to a group of lawyers within an innovative team support model and ensuring that all clients receive superior service.
As a legal assistant you will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the efficient organization of lawyers practices including managing schedules email correspondence phone calls logistics and meeting preparation as well as travel arrangements;
- Establishing contact with clients and consistently exceeding their expectations;
- Document preparation tasks including drafting letters transcribing documents scanning printing and making copies;
- File management including opening and closing files and managing documents both on paper and electronically;
- Organizing deliveries and mail
- Preparing client invoices and expense receipts; and
- Assisting with meeting room preparation and setting up audiovisual equipment.
The successful candidate will possess the following skills:
- The ideal candidate will have a degree in legal administration or as a paralegal or other related training;
- A minimum of two 2 years of experience preferably in litigation;
- Excel in a demanding and fastpaced team environment be extremely detailoriented and flexible in the face of changing priorities;
- Exceptional technology skills with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and a genuine interest in staying uptodate with new technologies;
- Exceptional communication skills with a particular focus on customer service and the highest degree of professionalism; and
- A positive attitude and enjoy working in a collaborative team.
Our team has access to:
- A defined benefit pension plan;
- Benefits such as health and dental insurance paid by the firm;
- A health expense account;
- A personal (wellness) expense account;
- Time for yourself:
- Including vacation personal days and sick days.
- Life balance:
- Telework options / work flexibility available for many team members.
- Our team we cant say enough about our current team! You will be part of a collaborative collegial respectful and caring team; and
- Have the opportunity to participate in various teams including the collective social team.
McInnes Cooper is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment representative of the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who identify as visibly racialized Indigenous persons with disabilities women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA community. Equity group candidates can selfidentify through our online application process.
As part of the recruitment process McInnes Cooper will provide accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the recruitment process with us please contact Alana Burgess at emailprotected(mailto:emailprotected or at 902.455.8260 23.
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A little bit about us
McInnes Cooper
About MC
McInnes Cooper is a solutionsdriven Canadian law firm and member of Lex Mundi the worlds leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industryleading clients from Canada and abroad the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success talent engagement and innovation.
A certified Great Place to Work McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of over 220 lawyers and 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across seven offices in Charlottetown Fredericton Halifax Moncton Saint John St. Johns and Sydney.
MC extends the firms offerings to include MC Advisory an affiliated business offering complementary advisory services MC Innovation customized technological solutions for your unique challenges including definedscope or highvolume projects and MC Training fixed fee training workshops to help your business meet your legal responsibilities with confidence.
Our People
At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values respects and supports different perspectives cultures and experiences.
Diversity & Inclusion
We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.
Collective Social Responsibility
We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support and our people give generously of their skills and effort.
Pro Bono Legal Services
Through our Pro Bono Program we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.
Environmental Stewardship
Like any large organization our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.
Employment Type
Full-Time
