Paralegal

Preszlerlaw; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in personal injury law seeks a dedicated Paralegal/Legal Assistant to support trial lawyers in Calgary. Ideal candidates will have litigation experience, excellent organizational skills, and a passion for personal injury work. This full-time role offers a friendly work environment, competitive salary, and flexibility between office and hybrid work.

Benefits

17 days of paid time off

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience working as a senior paralegal in litigation.
• Personal injury experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.
• Managing files through all stages of the legal process.
• Ensuring accurate and timely court filings.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Empathy

Initiative

Judgment

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Preszler Injury Lawyers

At Preszler Law Firm, we believe our people, our culture and the way we do business is important. That's why when we hire; we look for a combination of fit and skills.

Preszler Law firm runs more trials than any personal injury law firm in the country. We are focused on getting excellent results for clients. We do not view our business as a job but instead as a calling rooted in access to justice for traditionally vulnerable populations. The right candidate will share our motivations for personal injury work while also having an interest and appreciation for running a sustainable and growing business.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the role of a Paralegal/Legal Assistant working in the litigation department at our downtown Calgary office.

The role is to provide key litigation support to one of our trial lawyers as their "right hand" support.

Your role will include the following:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.
• Overseeing staff who request records and schedule litigation events.
• Preparing, editing, and proofreading correspondence.
• Pre and post preparation for discoveries, mediations, and trials.
• Reviewing and organizing medical briefs and arranging medical assessments.
• Managing files with your lawyer through all stages of the legal process.
• Drafting routine correspondence and memos.
• Ensuring court filings are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience:

• Experience working as a senior paralegal in litigation.
• Personal injury experience.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Empathetic with an effective ability to build rapport with clients.
• Excellent accuracy and the ability to exercise initiative and good judgement.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing work demands, volumes and schedules based on the litigation schedule.

We offer a friendly work environment, a competitive salary, 17 days of paid time off and a benefits package. This is a full time position with flexibility to work at the office full time or on a hybrid model working two days per week from home.

We thank all applicants however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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