Legal assistant - immigration

Martineau & Mindicanu; Montreal; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal firm in Montreal is seeking an experienced administrative professional with strong office management skills. The role involves maintaining filing systems, preparing legal correspondence, and ensuring compliance with procedures. A minimum of 5 years experience in an immigration-related field and bilingual proficiency are required. This position offers a permanent contract with a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 5 years or more of experience in an immigration-related role.
• Bilingual; able to work in both English and French.
• Must be authorized to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Maintain filing system for legal documents.
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines.
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents.
• Review and proofread documents to ensure compliance.

Skills

Office procedures

Document proofreading

MS Word

MS Excel

Spanish

Education

College or CEGEP diploma (1-2 years)

Job description

Education

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

Asset languages

• Spanish; Castilian

Tasks

• Maintain filing system
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• MS Excel

Area of work experience

• Immigration

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

• 5 years or more

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

• Hybrid

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Bilingue

Heures de travail : 37.5 hours per week