Senior Litigation Legal Assistant — Precise, Collaborative Support

lawsonlundell

Calgary

On-site

CAD 42,000 - 66,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Lawson Lundell LLP in Calgary seeks a mid to senior Litigation Legal Assistant to join our Litigation group. Regular hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm, supporting lawyers with drafting, filing, and coordinating hearings and trials.

The successful candidate will hold a Legal Administrative Assistant certification, have at least three years of experience in a litigation environment, and demonstrate strong technical skills with Microsoft Office, document management systems, PDF software,

Qualifications

Legal Administrative Assistant certification from an accredited post-secondary institution.
A minimum of three years of experience in a litigation-focused legal environment within a law firm.
Strong understanding of litigation processes, court rules, filing requirements, and court procedures.
Experience with Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal filings and related procedural requirements.
Experience drafting, formatting, proofreading, and preparing litigation documents and legal correspondence.
Strong technical skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft 365, document management systems, PDF software, and other legal technology tools.

Responsibilities

Draft, edit, format, and proofread legal correspondence, pleadings, court documents, and other litigation materials.
File court documents in accordance with Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal rules and procedures.
Monitor, diarize, and manage limitation dates, court deadlines, and other critical dates.
Maintain organized electronic and paper filing systems, including bring-forward systems.
Assist with hearing, application, mediation, and trial preparation, including preparing materials and coordinating logistics.
Communicate with clients, courts, opposing counsel, process servers, and other parties as directed.
Coordinate meetings, appointments, discoveries, court appearances, and related scheduling.
Enter lawyer’s time, assist with billing, and prepare expense reports.
Provide overflow support to lawyers, legal assistants, and other team members as required.
Perform other administrative and legal assistant duties as assigned.