Paralegal/Legal Assistant

BC Legal Management Association; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in downtown Vancouver is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to provide essential litigation support. The role involves assisting trial lawyers, managing files, overseeing staff, and ensuring timely court filings. The firm offers a friendly work environment, competitive salary, and flexibility in work arrangements.

Benefits

17 days of paid time off

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a senior paralegal in litigation.
• Personal injury experience.

Responsibilities

• Assisting counsel with trial and court preparations.
• Overseeing staff who request records and schedule litigation events.
• Preparing, editing, and proofreading correspondence.

Skills

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Empathy

Accuracy

Initiative

Judgment

Job description

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.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the role of aParalegal/Legal Assistantworking in the litigation department at our downtown Vancouver office.

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

We provide additional support to the paralegal and their lawyer. We have support staff who open files, request records, schedule trials, schedule mediations, and schedule discoveries for your team so that you can focus your full efforts on litigation support. You will also have an assistant supporting your team as it relates to litigation.

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.

Please send your complete application addressed to our Human Resources Specialist: Joe Logue at [e-mail]