General Litigation / Criminal LAA

BCLMA; Surrey; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

KSW Lawyers in Surrey, BC is seeking a Senior Legal Administrative Assistant to support a busy lawyer in the Criminal & General Litigation Department. This full-time role runs 9 to 5 at our Surrey office and involves file handling, billing, and coordinating mediations and meetings.

The ideal candidate has completed a Legal Administrative Assistant course, is highly organized, detail-oriented, and a team player willing to assist wherever needed to maintain efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Completed Legal Administrative Assistant course.
• Well organized with strong attention to detail.
• Team player attitude, willingness to help wherever needed.

Responsibilities

• Update and scan file materials.
• Maintain BF system.
• Provide legal administrative support to lawyers and senior staff.
• Draft basic legal documents and correspondence.
• Coordinate bookings for mediations, discoveries, trials and client meetings.
• File management and document organization.
• Prepare monthly billing statements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Organizational skills

Education

Legal Administrative Assistant course

Tools

BF system

Job description

KSW Lawyers is currently accepting applications for a Senior Legal Administrative Assistant to work with a busy lawyer in our Criminal & General Litigation Department. This is a full time position working between the hours of 9 to 5 in our Surrey office.

Job Details

• Updating and scanning file materials
• Maintaining BF system
• Providing legal administrative support to lawyers and senior legal support staff
• Basic drafting of legal documents and general correspondence
• Coordinate bookings for mediations, discoveries, trials and client meetings
• File management including organizing and managing documents, updating binders and filing
• Prepare monthly billing statements
• Other duties as assigned

Above and beyond the competition

• The ideal candidate will have completed a Legal Administrative Assistant course.
• Well organized with strong attention to detail
• Team player attitude with a willingness to help wherever it is needed

Compensation for a job well done

Our compensation packages are highly competitive with all firms in the region and includes:

• Benefits package
• A welcoming and supportive culture
• Ability for growth and personal development

About KSW Lawyers

KSW Lawyers was founded in 1973 and primarily served clients in Surrey and the surrounding areas involved in matters of business law and real estate. Since that time, however, our firm has grown in size and scope to be in a position to represent individual and corporate clients across a wide variety of practice areas.

Today, we maintain office locations in Surrey, South Surrey/White Rock, and Abbotsford and our lawyers serve clients throughout the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. Our firm is well known among the various industries in which we operate for our professionalism, integrity and diligent representation

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Experience

• legal assistant: 5 years (preferred)