Legal Assistant - Floater (Various Practice Areas)

Lerners LLP; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Toronto is seeking a Legal Assistant - Floater to provide support to litigation lawyers. This hybrid position requires 3+ years of legal assistant experience, offering tasks from managing client communications to assisting with court filings. Applicants must demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to various practice areas.

Benefits

Health, Extended Health, Dental and Vision Care

LTD insurance

Life insurance

Parking/Transit reimbursement

RRSP matching program

Paid Volunteer Time

Referral Bonus

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in litigation.
• Familiarity with Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Provide vacation coverage for Legal Assistants.
• Manage client communications and scheduling.
• Assist with drafting and filing court documents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication

Flexibility

Tools

ACL

Case Center

Justice Services Online (JSO)

RelativityOne

iManage

OneDrive

Job description

Job Details

Description

With offices in London, Toronto, Strathroy and Kitchener, Lerners provides a full range of legal services throughout Southwestern Ontario. Lerners maintains an attractive work environment with excellent support services and state-of-the-art technology. Lerners’ employees enjoy a fast-paced work environment and a supportive, collegial culture. Our positions are best suited to individuals who take pride in their work and understand the importance of exceptional client service.

Lerners is seeking a Legal Assistant - Floater to support our litigation lawyers in the Toronto, Ontario office. The ideal candidate will have over three (3) years of experience working in a similar position and/or experience in more than one practice area. The primary duties will be working on a team that assists busy lawyers and provides vacation and overflow coverage for legal support staff. The right candidate must demonstrate agility to provide continual and consistent assistance. This is a Hybrid position and requires a minimum of three (3) days in office or as required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Floaters are responsible for taking over during vacations and managing overflow; as well as providing short and long-term coverage for Legal Assistants in several litigation practice groups;
• Answering the telephone, scheduling calls, meetings and appointments;
• Requesting conflict checks, opening and closing files;
• Communicating with clients, experts, service providers and the courts;
• Drafting, sending, and replying to correspondence;
• Compiling, serving, and filing motion records and other court documents;
• Maintaining calendars and an effective bring forward (BF) system;
• Preparing and sending invoices, and communicating with clients about billing-related matters;
• Drafting documents based on precedents, such as retainer agreements;
• Communicating with prospective clients as a first point of contact;
• Completing registrations for various events, conferences, and other programming;
• Transcription of dictation;
• Organizing and submitting expense reports;
• File maintenance and organization including scanning and uploading into DMS (document management system);
• Other duties related to the administration of the practice.
  
  

Qualifications

• At least 3 (three) years of experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in a Litigation role and/or experience in more than 1 (one) practice area;
• Agility and flexibility as this role will require working for a different practice area, team, or lawyer each day;
• Deep familiarity with the Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly as it pertains to service rules and deadlines;
• A keen attention to detail;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• A strong work ethic;
• Self-motivation, particularly as it relates to anticipating needs and actioning next steps;
• The ability to work effectively on a team and individually;
• Excellent and professional communication skills;
• Experience with technology and working in a remote/hybrid environment;
• Experience with ACL, Case Center, Justice Services Online (JSO) portal, RelativityOne, iManage and/or OneDrive is an asset.
  
  

How To Apply

Interested candidates should submit an application including an updated resume and cover letter to our career portal. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will receive a response.

Benefits Of Working At Lerners

Working at Lerners is both challenging and rewarding.

Salary

Our skilled Learning and Development team provides training and continued support to all firm members. Lerners is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package:

Commensurate with skill level and years of experience.

Benefits

• Health, Extended Health, Dental and Vision Care
• LTD insurance
• Life insurance
• Parking/Transit reimbursement
• RRSP matching program
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Referral Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program