Job Description

Law Clerk – Litigation (Insurance)

Job #: 16991
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Burlington, ON
Salary: $80,000
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
Remote Flexibility: Hybrid Remote Flexibility

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Law Clerk to join a busy insurance litigation practice. This is a hybrid clerk role that combines substantive litigation work with digital file management, scheduling, and practice support typically associated with a legal assistant function. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing complex files from intake through trial.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review and analyze Statements of Claim, adjuster reports, and liability and medical productions

• Prepare file summaries and identify gaps in productions and further investigative needs

• Draft Statements of Defence, Affidavits of Documents, and related correspondence

• Prepare, serve, and file pleadings and litigation materials including motions, mediation and pre-trial memoranda, orders, and releases

• Compile motion records and other court materials

• Maintain tickler and bring-forward systems

• Track undertakings, review responses, and prepare summaries and updated charts

• Assemble and maintain document briefs

• Coordinate the retention of experts and investigators and prepare document briefs

• Conduct basic legal research and review procedural rules across jurisdictions as required

• Assist with trial preparation including briefs, exhibits, timelines, witness coordination, and logistics

• Attend trials as required

• Scheduling, diarizing, and deadline management

• Prepare monthly fee accounts and expense reports

• Respond to client inquiries and assist with reports, presentations, and special projects

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree or diploma required

• Law Clerk or Paralegal diploma and membership in (or eligibility for) ILCO

• 4–6 years’ experience as a Law Clerk, preferably in an insurance litigation environment

• Strong knowledge of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure

• Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and legal software

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail

• Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and comfortable working independently and collaboratively

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume to reception@kentlegal.com 
for confidential consideration.