Legal Assistant

DS Avocats Canada | DS Lawyers Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Calgary is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to partners. The role involves drafting documents, managing calendars, and performing various administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a commitment to professionalism and client interaction.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Competitive salary and benefits package

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong professionalism to interact with clients.

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit correspondence and documents.
• Manage calendars and billing.
• Perform administrative tasks and support lawyers.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

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About DS Lawyers

DS Lawyers is an international law firm recognized for its excellence and unwavering commitment to its clients. With more than 400 professionals in 28 offices around the world, we offer a unique blend of expertise in business law, tax, litigation, and labour law. Our Canadian offices, located in Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver, reflect our commitment to delivering tailored legal solutions and fostering a collaborative and inspiring work environment.

Description

The assistant provides administrative support to two partners of the Calgary office. He/she works in collaboration with the administrative support team and responds to ad hoc requests, based on the needs of all members of the firm.

Work Arrangement

This is an in-office position with some optionality for remote work on an ad hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and edit correspondence, letters, agreements, and other documents.
• Respond to inquiries and billing follow-up.
• Perform banking and real-estate transactions from start to finish.
• Management of calendar, customer lists, files, and billing.
• Photocopying, scanning and archiving documents.
• Organization of travel and meetings.
• Management of lawyers' expense accounts, invoices, and time sheets.
• Execution of various administrative tasks as required by the firm.
• Follow-up on administrative exchanges with the firm's other offices.
• Perform administrative tasks such as receiving new business, creating expense reports and data entry.
• Update and ensure the accuracy of the organization's databases.
• Perform general procedural tasks related to the firm's activities, such as obtaining tax identification numbers.
• Conduct searches relevant to the needs of the transaction.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience of relevant experience or other experience in a corporate work environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a high-performance environment.
• Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Exceptional (written and verbal) communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Motivated and eager to learn, adaptable and professional.
• Knowledge of Real Estate and/or financial lending transactions (an asset).
• Knowledge of any of SEDAR+, SPIN II, Cores and APPRES an asset.
• Ability to multitask.
• Strong Professionalism to interact with clients.

What We Offer

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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