Legal Assistant

Job summary

Prepare and produce correspondence, legal documents, and presentations, and open, update, and maintain files. Manage calendars, monitor deadlines, schedule meetings, and assist with billing, time entry, and expense reports.

Job details

IQ PARTNERS is proud to support a top tier national firm that has continuously been recognized as one of Canada's top employers in their search for a Legal Administrative Assistant to support their Business Law Practice in a newly created role due to growth. This is an excellent opportunity to work at a firm who supports their people both personally and professionally. Responsibilities: Document preparation and production (correspondence, legal documents, presentations, etc.). Opening, updating, and maintaining files. Managing calendars, monitoring deadlines, and scheduling meetings. Assisting with billing, time entry, and expense reports. What you bring: Min. 4 years in solicitor practice in any area that would fall under business law umbrella (corporate, securities, banking, financial services, commercial real estate, tax, etc.). Graduate of an accredited Legal Assistant program, or equivalent. What they offer: Starting salary ranges from $60,000-$70,000+ Comprehensive benefits coverage from start Continuous learning & development support (including tuition reimbursement) Employer-supported retirement savings program Flexible wellness spending account (for anything that brings you joy) Above and beyond paid time off Amazing parental benefits to support growing your family in whatever way works best for you and MORE! If you meet the requirements, please apply in confidence! All successful applicants will receive an email inviting them to set up a time for an exploratory call from a recruitment consultant email address ending in @iqpartners.com. Please note, no IQ PARTNERS employee would ever contact you from an unofficial domain (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.). To support a fair and efficient hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as scheduling, note-taking, candidate communications, and assisting our team with aspects of candidate evaluation. These tools are used to support our recruiters and hiring managers, not replace them. All hiring decisions are made by people, who review and assess candidates using their professional judgment. If you have any questions about how we use AI in our hiring process, we’re happy to discuss.

What you’ll do

Prepare and produce correspondence, legal documents, and presentations, and open, update, and maintain files. Manage calendars, monitor deadlines, schedule meetings, and assist with billing, time entry, and expense reports.

Requirements

Applicants need at least four years of experience in solicitor practice in an area within the business law umbrella, such as corporate, securities, banking, financial services, commercial real estate, or tax. They must also have graduated from an accredited Legal Assistant program or have equivalent qualifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employer-Supported Retirement Savings Program
• Flexible Wellness Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Benefits

Listed skills

• Time · Preferred
• Billing · Preferred
• expense · Preferred
• email · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• Consultant · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• document preparation · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Legal Document Preparation
• Document Production
• File Management
• Calendar Management
• Deadline Monitoring
• Meeting Scheduling
• Billing Assistance
• Time Entry
• Expense Reporting
• Business Law

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative

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