Job Description

Law Clerk - Construction Litigation
HAMILTON. ON

Ability to work from home 3 days a week

Our client, a well established and highly regarded law firm, is hiring! They are looking to add a Litigation Law Clerk to its team. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of litigation experience and have strong knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Assembling Affidavit of Documents
• Preparing Undertakings and Refusal Charts
• Preparing Motions for answers to Undertakings and Refusals
• Trial preparation
• Document and eDiscovery management
• Document brief and trial brief preparation
• Liaise with court staff regarding motion scheduling
• Experience utilizing JSO portal, proficient with Caselines and ACL

Required experience/qualifications:

• Completion of the Law Clerk course and some exposure to construction litigation
• 5-8 years of litigation experience
• Strong knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure
• A solid knowledge of legal office practice, legal terminology and procedure relating to legal correspondence and legal documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail. Strong commitment to providing professional client service.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Experience with Construction Litigation, GhostPractice and iManage would be an asset.

If you are interested in being considered for this role, kindly forward your resume for our review. We thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only those selected for an interview will be contacted