Job Title: Employment & Labour Legal Assistant 
Job #: 17123
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Toronto
Salary: Up to 75K
Remote Flexibility: Hybrid – 2 days working from home

Client Profile

Our client, a highly regarded Toronto employment and labour law boutique, is looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join its busy and collaborative team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with litigation experience who is interested in building deeper exposure to employment and labour matters. The role offers hands-on involvement in court and tribunal proceedings, workplace investigations, document preparation and file management, alongside the day-to-day support of lawyers.

The firm offers a hybrid work model with 2 days working from home, an RRSP program, competitive compensation and the opportunity to work with leading practitioners in the employment and labour space.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Provide administrative and legal support to lawyers within a busy employment and labour practice.
- Draft, prepare, revise and format correspondence, pleadings, court and tribunal forms and other legal documents.
- Assist with the preparation of briefs, hearing materials, records and electronic documents for trials, hearings and court filings.
- Coordinate the service and filing of court and tribunal materials.
- Assist with workplace investigation files, including preparing templates, organizing evidence and maintaining interview notes       and supporting documentation.
- Manage lawyer calendars, appointments, meetings and scheduling requirements.
- Monitor limitation periods, filing deadlines and other important dates.
- Maintain tickler and bring-forward systems to ensure deadlines and follow-up items are addressed.
- Manage and organize client files, correspondence and electronic documentation.
- Assist with lawyer email management and prioritize time-sensitive client matters.
- Enter dockets, process expense reports and assist with general practice administration.
- Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, tribunals and other external parties.
- Prepare and organize files for closing and archiving.

Requirements

- 3+ years of experience working as a Legal Assistant, preferably within litigation, employment and labour law or a related practice area.
- Legal Assistant, Law Clerk, Paralegal or equivalent legal administration education is preferred.
- Experience preparing litigation documents and working with court or tribunal procedures.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple files, deadlines and priorities.
- High attention to detail and strong proofreading and document formatting skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing within a collaborative team environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, Zoom and Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and deadline-driven legal practice.

HOW TO APPLY

Kindly email your resume to reception@kentlegal.com, and quote Opportunity #17123 in the subject line of your email.

If you are already registered with Kent Legal, please contact your recruitment consultant.