legal assistant

Winright Law; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A general law practice in Metro Vancouver is seeking a legal assistant with 1-2 years of experience. The role involves scheduling appointments, maintaining filing systems, and preparing legal documents. Ideal candidates will have a secondary school diploma, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. This position requires on-site work with no remote options. Health benefits and paid time off are included.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Team building opportunities

Parking available

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.
• Knowledge of electronic mail and legal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and confirm appointments.
• Maintain filing system.
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents.
• Review and proofread documents.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Attention to detail

Client focus

Organized

Ability to multitask

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

PCLaw in the Cloud

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years, On site. Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• General law practice
• Property and real estate law
• Legal firm

Responsibilities

Tasks:

• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Maintain filing system
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Supervision: No supervision responsibility

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge:

• PCLaw in the Cloud
• MS Office
• Electronic mail
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

Area of work experience:

• Contracts
• Correspondence
• Real estate
• Reports and records

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability:

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask

Benefits

Health benefits:

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other Benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring
• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers
• Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities