legal assistant - immigration

TRUWAY IMMIGRATION CONSULTING; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading immigration consulting firm in Peel Region, Mississauga, is looking for an organized administrative support professional. You will maintain filing systems, prepare legal documents, and ensure compliance with procedures. The ideal candidate has a college certificate and strong interpersonal skills. The position requires working 35 hours per week in a client-focused environment with a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience is required.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Maintain a large caseload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the filing system.
• Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences.
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents.
• Review and proofread documents to ensure compliance with legal procedures.

Skills

Accurate

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Ability to multitask

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Tools

MS Word

MS Office

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Responsibilities

• Maintain filing system
• Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• MS Office
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large caseload

Personal suitability

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

Additional Experience

• Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Support for Veterans: Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
• Support for mature workers: Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

General information

• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 hours per week