Legal Assistant Health Law, Personal Injury 3+ Years London (Hybrid)

With offices in London Toronto Strathroy and Kitchener Lerners LLP provides a full range of legal services throughout Ontario. Lerners maintains an attractive work environment with excellent support services and state-of-the-art technology. Lerners employees enjoy a fast-paced 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 Personal Injury legal teams in the London Ontario office. The ideal candidate will have over three (3) 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. The deadline to apply is May 14 2026 at 11:59pm.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Answering the telephone scheduling conference calls and appointments.
• Requesting conflict checks opening and closing files.
• Communicating with clients experts service providers and the courts.
• Drafting sending and replying to correspondence.
• Proofreading and formatting correspondence and other documents.
• Compiling serving and filing motion records and other court documents.
• Maintaining calendars and an effective bring forward (BF) system.
• Scheduling examinations for discovery.
• Entering dockets and assisting with the preparation of monthly accounts to clients.
• Assisting with the preparation and electronic filing of various court materials (e.g. pleadings trial records and motion materials).
• Requesting cheques paying invoices.
• Filing correspondence and ongoing file maintenance and scanning into DMS (document management system).
• Organizing and submitting expense reports.
• Review edit transcribe dictations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• At least three (3) years of experience as a Legal Assistant.
• Experience in health law and/or personal injury 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 organizational skills.
• A strong work ethic.
• The ability to work effectively on a team and individually.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with technology and working in a remote/ hybrid environment.
• Experience with Primafact Case Center ACL and a Document Management System (iManage) is an asset.

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:

Target Hiring Range: $65075 to $77000.

Commensurate with skill level years of experience and aligned with internal and market equity.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy within the organization.

Benefits:

• Health Extended Health Dental and Vision care
• LTD insurance
• Life insurance
• Parking/Transit reimbursement
• RRSP matching program
• Eligibility for salary adjustments and/or performance-based incentive bonuses
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Referral Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program

Required Experience:

Junior IC