Legal Assistant
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10-03-2023
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Job Description
Req ID : 1968130
Are you looking for a stimulating and dynamic job in the surrounding area of Calgary? Would you like to be part of a team that believes in your potential and part of a great company that will help you advance in your career? This is the job for you! We are currently looking for a Legal Assistant (166508) for a government institution.
What is in it for you:
Salary at 27$/h
Full-time (36,25 hours per week)
06-month contract with strong possibility of permanency
The person must be able to accommodate working on-site/in-office at 1660-Standard Life Bldg, 639-5 Avenue SW Calgary, AB
Dynamic and professional environment
Be part of a passionate and inclusive team
Responsibilities:
Extensive work managing calendars, scheduling appointments and updating diaries.
Documenting and processing budgetary/claim expenses.
Typing, editing and proofreading judgments, including researching and verifying case and statute citations, to ensure accuracy of the finished product prior to filing.
Researching and preparing correspondence and memoranda of a highly complex and confidential nature.
Preparing material for court hearings.
Handling of sensitive and confidential information.
Establishing and maintaining filing systems.
Handling incoming telephone inquiries and mail.
Coordinating travel arrangements often of complex nature.
Coordinating meetings and conferences, which includes organizing and assembling all documents required.
Performing other related administrative tasks as requested.
What you will need to succeed:
Must have minimum two year diploma in a related field (i.e.. Legal admin).
Must have minimum 1-2 years demonstrated experience working as a legal assistant.
Must have minimum 1-2 years of demonstrated experience drafting court documents for lawyers.
Must have demonstrated experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
must have demonstrated experience with Westlaw or Canlii (an asset).
Must have demonstrated experience in public sector (an asset).
Must have 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in family law, child welfare, drafting orders, civil law (an asset).
Must have 1 year of demonstrated experience with electronic filing systems (an asset).
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Employment Type
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