Dynamic Litigation Assistant - Employment & Labour

Cartel Agency Inc.

Toronto

Hybrid

CAD 48,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Cartel Agency Inc. is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant (Employment and Labour) in Toronto to support an Employment & Labour group. The role requires at least 3 years of litigation support experience, strong MS Office and Adobe Pro skills, and meticulous proofreading.

The firm emphasizes a professional yet collaborative vibe with a four-day-in-office setup to foster connection and teamwork. The responsibilities include drafting and filing litigation documents, coordinating with tribunals

Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years' experience as a legal assistant in litigation.
Post-Secondary education in legal administration or equivalent.
Proficiency in the MS Office environment, Adobe Pro, Excel and other legal-specific technologies.
Experience with and knowledge of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Federal Courts, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and court practices and procedures are assets.
Understanding of metadata preferred.
Experience with Aderant (or other legal-specific billing technology) and understanding of billing lifecycle, processing expenses and payment of invoices are assets.
Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple tasks.
Impeccable proofreading, grammar skills and attention to detail.
Maintains professionalism, confidentiality and operates with discretion.

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation and/or assembly of litigation, tribunal and court documents including electronic filings.
Assist with the preparation and/or assembly of information response filings for administrative audits and investigations.
Prepare protected and public versions of confidential documents for tribunal filings, including redactions of confidential information.
Convert documents in Microsoft Word and Excel into Adobe
Coordinate with process servers regarding service and filing of court materials
Coordinate with tribunal and court offices regarding hearing and motions bookings and related court material filings
Draft and revise correspondence and other documents according to precedents and/or instructions including memos, letters, emails, reports, presentations, court forms and court documents
Apply proofreading and editing skills to all work products ensuring accuracy and completeness while checking for appropriate formatting, spelling and grammar
Act as a liaison between the lawyers and various internal and external individuals on file progression and other items
Assist in the administrative management of the lawyers' and other legal professionals practices including opening & closing files, arranging meetings, scheduling, arranging travel and/or other accommodations
Organize and maintain an up-to-date file system of client files
Provide administrative support with docket entries, the coordination of billings, processing expenses and payment of invoices following the firm's accounting policies and standards
Work collaboratively and provide backup and overflow assistance to other lawyers, law clerks and legal assistants with heavy workloads
Exercise judgment, be resourceful and work independently to solve administrative issues