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Legal Assistant

Calgary, AB
$50,000/year
Mid Level
Full-time

Top Benefits

Company events
Dental care
Disability insurance

About the role

Company Description

Smith & Little LLP is a Calgary-based law firm specializing in family law matters for busy professionals. We aim to help clients resolve disputes with integrity and informed decision-making, using communication, negotiation, and litigation when necessary. Our services are designed to guide clients through confusing and overwhelming legal processes with clear, transparent, and predictable pricing structures.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Friday and full-time administrative staff work a 4 day work week (9 hours per day) but receive full time compensation and benefits. This position has a four day work week. Full time employees are eligible for benefits after 6 months.

Role Description

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented full-time on-site Legal Assistant to join our team. This role is essential in supporting our lawyers and ensuring a smooth, professional experience for our clients. The ideal candidate is organized, communicative, and thrives in a very fast-paced legal environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare, proofread, and manage legal documents and correspondence
  • Schedule meetings, court dates, and maintain calendars for lawyers
  • Assist in managing lawyers' personal calendars and non-work related commitments
  • File legal documents with the court and manage case files
  • Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, and court staff
  • Maintain confidentiality and uphold professional standards
  • Provide general administrative support to lawyers and the office
  • Contribute to maintaining a clean and organized office environment

Qualifications

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Above average typing and proofreading
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience in administrative assistance is an asset
  • Experience is customer service is an asset
  • Fluency in French not required but would be seen as an asset

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter to ea@smithandlittle.ca to the attention of Kelly Elizabeth Smith. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Please note we have just completed a recruitment campaign through a different platform and we are in the process of on-boarding our new recruits but our rapidly increasing caseload requires us to bring on more team members in this position.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

  • Retention bonus

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off

Application question(s):

  • Are you located in the Calgary, AB area?

Work Location: In person

About Smith & Little LLP

Law Practice

We are a Calgary-based law firm focused on serving busy professionals with their family law matters and civil litigation. We strive to help our clients resolve their disputes with integrity by helping them make informed choices using objective decision-making.

We prevent and resolve our clients'​ conflicts through effective communication, negotiation, and where necessary through litigation.

Family law disputes are often confusing and overwhelming. We are here to eliminate the confusion, guide you through the process and protect your interests at the end of your relationship. When emotions are high, rational decision-making can be compromised and costly mistakes are often made. We are here to be your objective mind and help you think through difficult decisions with your head, not your heart. We don't want anger, hurt, passion or love clouding your judgment when important decisions regarding yourself and your children are at stake. We look out for your best interests and guide you to make informed choices and create clear plans now and for the future.

Our family law services are available on an exciting new value based fee pricing structure. We offer two types of value based fee rates: a la carte pricing and prix fixe pricing. Our goal is to offer clear, transparent, and predictable pricing despite the complexity of family law cases. Most clients with complex or unpredictable matters will use a la carte pricing, while our prix fixe options are great for clients you need one particular task completed and appreciate the certainty of a set fee.

Our civil litigation services focus on start-ups, small, and medium sized companies facing contentious disputes. We also serve a limited number of individuals dealing with significant legal issues in the Court of Queen's Bench.

We take the time to understand your business and motivations and help craft a solution that makes sense for your from a business and financial perspective.