Our client, a Law Firm located in Toronto is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join their team. This position will be a hybrid involving both clerking and administrative duties, and comes with the opportunity to work with senior members.
Responsibilities
· Preparing general memoranda, correspondence and legal documents such as motion records, factums, pleadings, and notices of examination with some direction, from precedents and handwritten notes.
· Document organization including the preparation of pleadings briefs, medical briefs, special damages briefs, and affidavits of documents.
· Initiating and confirming the service and filing of legal documents with the appropriate courts.
· Reviewing examinations for discovery transcripts and preparing undertakings and refusals charts.
· Maintaining the lawyer’s calendar with an emphasis on developing and maintaining good client relations, including: scheduling and confirming meetings, conference calls, examinations for discovery, and other court attendances.
· Communicating on behalf of the lawyer regarding enquiries received from outside law firms, clients, courts and process servers via telephone, fax, email and mail.
· Liaising with firm members, clients, agents and service providers to ensure deadlines and priorities are communicated and achieved.
· Submitting lawyers' expenses, preparing cheque requisitions and ensuring backup records are maintained.
· Preparing pre-bills, revising dockets and submitting pre-bills to the accounting department.
· Other duties as required.
