Legal Administrative Assistant -Labour Law

Gowling WLG; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global law firm as a Legal Administrative Assistant in the Employment, Labour, and Equalities department. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive support to legal professionals while thriving in a diverse and inclusive environment. Your skills will be pivotal in managing workflows, preparing legal documents, and liaising with clients. The firm promotes a hybrid work culture, ensuring a balanced work-life experience. If you are passionate about contributing to a dynamic team and helping clients achieve their goals, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience in labour law.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Organize and expedite the flow of work through the practice.
• Prepare legal documents and correspondence with minimal direction.
• Manage the professional’s calendar including travel arrangements.

Skills

Bilingualism (French/English)

Microsoft Office Suite

Keyboarding Skills

Communication Skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Administrative Assistant or Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma

Job description

ABOUT GOWLING WLG

At Gowling WLG, our dedication to excellence and quality service begins with our people. As a global law firm with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring energy, passion and commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.

When it comes to diversity, we not only accept it — we celebrate it, support it and thrive on it. To create an engaging and rewarding place to work, we seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. Our aim is to help everyone reach their full potential and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Employee satisfaction is important to us. We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged and empowered. Our diverse group of legal professionals, law students, law clerks/paralegals, legal administrative assistants and business support staff work together as a team and are respected and valued for their individual contributions.

PROFILE

We are currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our Employment, Labour, and Equalities department. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive legal administrative support of a responsible and confidential nature to one or more professionals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organize and expedite the flow of work through the law clerks and professionals' practice, initiating any follow-up action as appropriate.
• Accurately preparing legal documents and correspondence with minimal direction;
• Transcribing and typing legal documents and correspondence;
• Liaising between the legal professionals and various internal and external individuals, groups and clients at all levels;
• Working proactively in the day to day support of the professional's practice;
• Using initiative and good judgment to relieve the professional of administrative detail;
• Managing the professional’s calendar including travel arrangements;
• Preparing and organizing meeting and briefing materials for the professional and file management;
• Supporting the practice group in monitoring billing matters and undertaking of administrative tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Administrative Assistant or Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma coupled with a minimum of five years’ experience in labour law
• Bilingualism (French/English) is essential;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;
• Good keyboarding skills are required;
• Ability to communicate effectively with other Firm members, with the aptitude to take care of clients’ needs in a professional and courteous manner;
• Capacity to work independently, as well as in a team environment;
• Strong written, oral and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to multi task within a fast paced environment.

Gowling WLG employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? If you are excited about this opportunity but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Gowling WLG is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.