Job Description

Legal Assistant - Litigation 
Downtown Toronto

Our client, a top tier law firm, located in the core of downtown Toronto, is in need of a Legal Assistant to join its team. This is a full time permanent position. 

 The successful candidate will work for one Partner and two Associates in our employment and litigation group.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation and completion of various commercial and employment litigation documentation such as motion records, pleadings (Superior Court, Court of Appeal, Small Claims Court, and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario), notices, affidavits, affidavits of documents, bill of costs, cost outlines, writs of seizure and sale, correspondence
• Assist in the preparation of employee handbooks, offers of employment, and termination notices
• Communicate professionally with all internal and external clients, as well as with various court and tribunal offices and opposing counsel(s)
• Handle administrative details with respect to accounting, opening and closing files, docketing, billing, etc.
• Calendar management including arranging meetings
• The ability to be flexible to the changing demands of the job
• Produce the highest quality of work
• Accountable for all work assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years’ Litigation legal experience
• Previous experience with Caselines
• Successful completion of a post-secondary level legal assistant or law clerk course
• Superior knowledge of various courts and the Rules of Civil Procedure
• Strong technical skills using MS Office and ACL (Automated Civil Litigation)
• Extremely organized and meticulous with follow-up and detail and in dealing with matters containing voluminous documents and urgent turn around