Legal Support Services Assistant

Original job posting

The successful candidate will provide administrative support across various practice groups, including opening files, conducting conflict searches, and preparing legal documents. They will also manage office tasks such as coordinating scan/print jobs, processing expenses, and assisting with closing books.

Job details

The successful candidate will provide administrative support across various practice groups, including opening files, conducting conflict searches, and preparing legal documents. They will also manage office tasks such as coordinating scan/print jobs, processing expenses, and assisting with closing books. Applicants must have completed a post-secondary Legal Assistant or Paralegal course and possess strong computer and typing skills. Previous experience in a law firm environment through co-ops or internships is preferred.

What you’ll do

The successful candidate will provide administrative support across various practice groups, including opening files, conducting conflict searches, and preparing legal documents. They will also manage office tasks such as coordinating scan/print jobs, processing expenses, and assisting with closing books.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed a post-secondary Legal Assistant or Paralegal course and possess strong computer and typing skills. Previous experience in a law firm environment through co-ops or internships is preferred.

Benefits

• Health and wellness subsidy
• Annual education & tuition reimbursement
• Flexible medical and dental benefits
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Personal days
• Employee & family assistance program
• Paid vacation
• Sick days
• Group retirement savings plan
• Monetary incentive for employee referrals
• Flexible working arrangements

Listed skills

• Administrative Support · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Legal terminology
• Document creation
• Conflict searches
• Expense management
• Administrative support
• MS Office 365
• Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Adobe Pro
• Digital dictation
• iManage DMS
• Typing
• Organization
• Collaboration

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative