Rising Paralegal — Litigation Support Specialist

Norton Rose Fulbright; Calgary; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is seeking a full-time Junior Paralegal in the Calgary office, reporting to the Team Lead, Litigation Support. The role collaborates with our Litigation Paralegal team to prepare legal documents for litigation and collections, requiring high organization and initiative.

Responsibilities include drafting routine documents, supporting the litigation team, preparing for experts and trials, and managing document production and trial binders.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a recognized legal assistant or paralegal program or equivalent experience.
• Prior law firm experience in litigation is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Draft of routine non-complex litigation documents.
• Provide support to litigation team.
• Assist in preparation of document production, including sorting, organizing and data entry (metadata coding).
• Organize and prepare trial binders, pleadings and undertaking binders.
• Scan client materials into electronic format.
• Liaise between paralegals, professionals and administrative staff.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Legal assistant or paralegal program graduate or equivalent experience

Tools

Relativity

Open Text eDiscovery

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is seeking a full-time Junior Paralegal in the Calgary office, reporting to the Team Lead, Litigation Support. The role collaborates with our Litigation Paralegal team to prepare legal documents for litigation and collections, requiring high organization and initiative.

Responsibilities include drafting routine documents, supporting the litigation team, preparing for experts and trials, and managing document production and trial binders.