Legal - Legal Assistant - Junior Legal Assistant - Junior

Artech LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative legal services company is seeking a Litigation Law Clerk for a contract position in Toronto. The successful candidate will collaborate with a team of Paralegals and Law Clerks, handling defense matters in Small Claims Court. Responsibilities include preparing legal documents, managing settlement payments, and liaising with counsel. Candidates must possess a Law Clerk diploma and extensive litigation experience, ideally with strong organizational skills and knowledge of court processes in Ontario. This role offers a great opportunity within a dynamic legal environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in litigation at a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Familiarity with court procedures and precedents.
• Client office experience with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Conducting answers to requests for information (RFIs).
• Preparation of legal documents including briefs and affidavits.
• Communicating with counsel and external stakeholders.

Skills

Independent Work

Time Management

Knowledge of Litigation Process

Client Office Software

CanLII Experience

Education

Law Clerk / Legal Studies Diploma

Job description

We are currently seeking a "Litigation Law Clerk " for a contract role. Please apply if you would be interested and available for it.

Duration : 03+ Months

Role Mandate :

The group is a team of Paralegals and Law Clerks that primarily handle defence matters issued against client in the Small Claims Court across Canada and respond to various court orders in matters to which client is not a party.

Role Responsibilities :

• Conducting answers to requests for information (RFIs) from external and internal stakeholders, undertakings, and pre-production requests.
• Processing and tracking settlement payments
• Preparation of legal documents (including briefs, pleadings, affidavits, etc.)
• Communicating with external, internal, and opposing counsel
• Gather and analyst research data (statutes, decisions, legal articles, documents, etc.)
• Other litigation administrative tasks as required / needed

Must Have Skills :

• Law clerk / legal studies college diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience working in the area of litigation at a law firm or in-house legal department
• Ability to work independently / time management
• Knowledge of the litigation process in Ontario, as well as familiarity with the variations of litigation processes across Canada (except Quebec)
• Comfortability with court procedures and the use of precedents
• Client office experience (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• CanLII experience

Nice to Have Skills :

• Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario membership in good standing