Litigation Legal Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s largest and most successful law firms, has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant with litigation experience to join the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group in the Toronto office.
Primary responsibilities of the Legal Assistant include, but are not limited to:
- Managing lawyers’ email inboxes and calendars – booking appointments, setting up conference calls, monitoring email inbox and responding as required, and e-filing emails
- Drafting pleadings and preparing motion records, books of authorities and affidavits of service; arranging for filing of court documents; and booking examinations for discovery
- Maintaining physical and electronic filing system
- Entering, updating and generating documents in ACL
- Reviewing and finalizing prebills/accounts, monitoring fee estimates/budgets and quarterly reporting, and maintaining outside counsel guidelines and Accounts Receivable report prep and follow up
- Opening new matters in Business Intake system, preparing zero rate forms and retainer letters
- Entering and closing time dockets in Intapp
- Preparing/revising PowerPoint presentations
- Updating client information in InterAction and updating lawyer profiles
- Arranging travel including car rentals, flights, hotels and conference registrations
- Entering and monitoring lawyers’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours
Qualifications
Education/Experience :
- Legal assistant diploma is required
- Minimum of three years of experience supporting legal professionals in a corporate work environment
- Experience with all levels of Court
Skills/Abilities :
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, CMS, InterAction and ACL
- Strong communication, organizational and time management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to exercise sound judgment
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality when interacting with internal and external clients
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please submit your application and include your cover letter and résumé directly to our application portal.
Blakes wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Who We Are
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive.
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.
The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.
Litigation Legal Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s largest and most successful law firms, has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant with litigation experience to join the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group in the Toronto office.
Primary responsibilities of the Legal Assistant include, but are not limited to:
- Managing lawyers’ email inboxes and calendars – booking appointments, setting up conference calls, monitoring email inbox and responding as required, and e-filing emails
- Drafting pleadings and preparing motion records, books of authorities and affidavits of service; arranging for filing of court documents; and booking examinations for discovery
- Maintaining physical and electronic filing system
- Entering, updating and generating documents in ACL
- Reviewing and finalizing prebills/accounts, monitoring fee estimates/budgets and quarterly reporting, and maintaining outside counsel guidelines and Accounts Receivable report prep and follow up
- Opening new matters in Business Intake system, preparing zero rate forms and retainer letters
- Entering and closing time dockets in Intapp
- Preparing/revising PowerPoint presentations
- Updating client information in InterAction and updating lawyer profiles
- Arranging travel including car rentals, flights, hotels and conference registrations
- Entering and monitoring lawyers’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours
Qualifications
Education/Experience :
- Legal assistant diploma is required
- Minimum of three years of experience supporting legal professionals in a corporate work environment
- Experience with all levels of Court
Skills/Abilities :
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, CMS, InterAction and ACL
- Strong communication, organizational and time management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to exercise sound judgment
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality when interacting with internal and external clients
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please submit your application and include your cover letter and résumé directly to our application portal.
Blakes wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Who We Are
At Blakes, we care about our people. We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for our clients and employees. As a winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers awards, we understand the importance of fostering an inclusive workplace environment that brings out the best in each person. Our success as a firm starts with hiring top talent, retaining our people and helping them thrive.
Blakes welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. The Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment composed of people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, identities and cultures.
The Firm provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities and in respect of other protected grounds during the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada’s top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world.
We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice, always informed by the business context.
Thanks to our clients, Blakes continues to receive awards and top rankings. For the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index 2021. We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the sixth consecutive year in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, our lawyers continue to be recognized as leaders in their fields in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Canada's leading guide to lawyers.
Blakes was also named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2022 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., an honour we have received 12 times since 2008.
Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
Blakes also enthusiastically invests in the communities where we live and work — from pro bono work to supporting diversity, women's initiatives and the environment.
Since our founding in 1856, we’ve been on a constant quest to define best practices in professional services by delivering leading legal solutions to our clients worldwide.