Legal Assistant

Bruyer & Mackay LLP; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

You will manage case files, calendars, document drafting, and electronic discovery, liaise with courts and clients, maintain diary systems, mentor staff, and help meet billing targets in a busy firm.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and customer service skills.
• Strong ability to adapt to a variety of working styles.
• Ability to prioritize work and multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Perform case, matter, calendar, and document management for the lawyer as required.
• Liaise with lawyers on projects and electronic discovery files.
• Interact with courts, government agencies, vendors, and other law firms.
• Responsible for contacting and interacting with Clients.
• Collect and analyze documentation to determine privilege and relevance.
• Maintain a diary system for the Lawyer.
• Create and edit documents including letters and other correspondence.
• Conduct document management within an electronic database.
• Draft various court and legal documents as required.
• Create and maintain detailed management of documents as required.
• Meet Firm and department expectations of billing practices and targets.
• Review transcripts and maintain statuses with respect to undertakings.
• Mentor other legal assistants and provide guidance where needed.
• General administrative tasks including office and file management.
• Other tasks as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Education

Paralegal program

Job description

Position Summary:

Reporting to a Partner and/or an Associate of the Firm, the Senior Legal Assistant is responsible for providing support to the Partners and Associates that involves accurate, timely, efficient, and effective paralegal services to the lawyers.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Perform all aspects of case, matter, calendar, and document management for the lawyer as required.


• Liaise with lawyers on projects and electronic discovery files.


• Interact with outside entities (i.e., courts, government agencies, vendors, and other law firms)


• Responsible for contacting and interacting with Clients.


• Collect and analyze documentation to determine privilege and relevance


• Responsible for maintaining a diary system for the Lawyer.


• Responsible for creating and editing documents including letters and other correspondence.


• Conduct document management within an electronic database


• Draft various court and legal documents as required.


• Create and maintain detailed management of documents as required


• Meet Firm and department expectations of billing practices and targets.


• Review transcripts and maintain statuses with respect to undertakings.


• Responsible for mentoring other legal assistants and providing guidance where needed.


• General administrative tasks including office and file management.


• Other tasks as required.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Post-secondary education from a recognized Paralegal program.


• Minimum two (2) years of relative experience for valid candidacy


• Strong ability to adapt to a variety of working styles.


• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and customer service skills.


• Ability to prioritize work and multi-task.