Legal Assistant III

Sécurité Nationale Compagnie d'Assurance; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Legal Assistant in Toronto to provide essential legal secretarial support to lawyers. Responsibilities include preparing, editing, and managing legal documents, as well as assisting with schedules and communications. Candidates should have a college diploma in legal secretarial studies, bilingual proficiency in French and English, and at least five years of litigation experience. This role offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development and growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and well-being benefits

Career development programs

Variable compensation plans

Qualifications

• College diploma in legal secretarial and 5 years of litigation experience.
• Ability to proof and edit legal documents.
• Must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex legal documents and drafts standard correspondence.
• Manages Lawyers' calendars and answers inquiries with good judgment.
• Trains less experienced legal assistants and coordinates workflow.

Skills

Bilingualism in French and English

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Client service skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

College diploma in legal secretarial

Tools

MS Office

Job description

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description :

TD Insurance is part of TD Bank Financial Group one of Canadas largest financial institutions. TD Insurance helps protect clients from the accidents of life with a wide range of products including credit protection life health travel home and auto insurance. With more than three million clients TD Insurance authorized products and services are available online over the phone and through a network of more than 1000 TD Canada Trust branches.

In Canada we have two lines of business General Insurance and Life and Health. Our General Insurance business is one of the top home and auto insurance groups in Canada and the national leader in group insurance and affinity marketing. Our Life and Health business is the number one provider of critical illness insurance and direct life and health insurance in Canada.

At TD Insurance we are committed to fostering an inclusive accessible environment. With a Canada-wide workforce of over 4000 employees and offices in Quebec (Laval Montreal) Ontario (Etobicoke Toronto North York Burlington and Peterborough) Atlantic Canada (Halifax Saint John) Calgary and Edmonton our company is always growing and can help you to grow. TD Insurance offers a stable and dynamic work environment where talent is appreciated and professional development is taken seriously. More than just a job we offer rewarding careers

This opportunity will provide legal secretarial support to one or more lawyers. Maintain a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day activities of the Lawyer(s).

Main Responsibilities

• Prepares through transcription of written or recorded documents complex legal documents i.e. correspondence factums motions summonses etc.
• Drafts standard legal documents correspondence and pleadings for review by lawyer(s). Edits grammar punctuation and spelling as needed.
• Exercises initiative and judgment in Lawyers absence i.e. negotiates extensions of time. Prioritizes and responds to diverse incoming communications.
• Manages Lawyers calendar i.e. schedules appointments coordinates appearances. Resolves scheduling conflicts on own initiative.
• Answers a wide variety of telephone inquiries based on knowledge of case. Responds to inquiries exercising good judgment and discretion.
• Composes complex (non-technical) correspondance.
• Establishes maintains and when necessary revises Lawyers files.
• Performs research reviews and prepares documents in accordance with project objectives and in consultation with Lawyer Law Clerk or Legal Office Manager.
• Provides training to legal assistants and has the ability to answer technical questions. May also provide training to lawyers law clerks and other office personnel.
• Exercises initiative to propose develop and maintain standard office precedents and procedures.
• Performs additional duties as requested such as :

Reception relief.

Maintains lists of witnesses Subpoenas fees etc.

Requests fees for payment from Claims department.

Participates in arranging lawyers files for easy access during trials.

Informs witnesses of scheduled court appearances.

And other miscellaneous duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• Responsible for answering questions and providing guidance and training for less experienced legal assistants. May serve as a group leader; coordinate workflow review completed work of other legal assistants.

Qualifications

• Bilingualism in French and English is an Asset
• College diploma in legal secretarial and 5 years of litigation experience
• Ability to proof and edit legal documents
• You are a motivated self-starter with capability to work productively under pressure
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and client service skills professional and positive demeanour
• Superior organization and priority setting skills strong work ethic and ability to multi-task
• Ability to be conceptual and a creative problem solving skills
• Intermediate MS Office skills; knowledge of standard office equipment and word processing

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Who We Are :

As part of TD Bank Group one of Canadas largest financial institutions at TD Insurance we care for Canadian families making it easy to get the best advice protection and support in their moments of need always.

TD Insurance offers a wide range of products including General Insurance and Life and Health. More than four million customers count on us.

As the largest direct to consumer insurer in Canada we are always innovating and providing exciting and rewarding career opportunities for our Canada-wide workforce.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information :

Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development

If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only) :

Key Skills

Administrative Law,Intellectual Property,Employment Law,Advocacy,Legal Research,Contract Law,Criminal Cases,Legal procedures,Law,Legal Operations,Private Practice,Civil Litigation,Federal Courts,Labor Law,Arbitration Law

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 49050 - 73600

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