Legal assistant

DR Conseils; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance (drug, travel, health,

Three weeks vacation

Job summary

DR Conseils, a young and dynamic law firm in Montreal, seeks a legal assistant to draft, transcribe and prepare court proceedings, contracts and other legal documents. You will open files, update client lists, prepare invoices and manage payments and accounts receivable.

You must be fluent in French and English, have strong MS Office skills, show autonomy and initiative, and you may need to drive to attend meetings; vehicle ownership is considered an asset.

Qualifications

• Legal ASP or equivalent training or experience preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Fluent in both French and English; able to support lawyers with English-speaking clients.

Responsibilities

• Draft, transcribe and prepare court proceedings, contracts and other documents.
• Open files and maintain detailed client lists.
• Prepare invoices and send them electronically; manage payments and AR.

Skills

Bilingual English/French

Autonomy

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Legal ASP or equivalent training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are a young and dynamic law firm and are looking to expand our team. To this end, we need a new legal assistant.

Your main tasks would be to

• Draft, transcribe and prepare court proceedings, contracts and other legal documents;
• Open files and update detailed customer lists;
• Prepare invoices and send them to customers electronically;
• Manage payments and accounts receivable, monthly expense reports;
• Correct and format various documents for business transactions;
• Make various filings with government registries;
• Ensure proper management of diaries and deadlines;
• Manage telephone calls and follow up with internal and external stakeholders;
• Revise documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal standards and grammatical usage;
• File, organize and follow up files;
• Manage certain files and deadlines independently;
• Perform all other related tasks.

Profile required

• Possession of a legal ASP or any other relevant training and/or experience will be considered (ideally from one (1) year's experience);
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software;
• Excellent command of spoken and written French and English (assistants are required to support lawyers whose clients may be unilingual English-speaking);
• Great autonomy and flexibility;
• Initiative and ability to work under pressure.
• Must own a vehicle (asset).

Our advantages

• Competitive compensation, depending on experience;
• From three (3) weeks of vacation;
• Group insurance (drug, travel, health professionals, short- and long-term disability).

Notes :
The masculine gender is used without discrimination and for the sole purpose of lightening the text. We offer equal employment opportunities to all. Only successful candidates will be contacted.