About the role
Current Openings
Legal Assistant, Labour + Employment - Calgary
Location:
Calgary
Closing Date Practice Area:
Our Calgary office is looking for a legal assistant in our Labour + Employment department. This is a role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for completing a variety of tasks for lawyers doing work in the practice area of L+E law.
You must understand the importance of confidentiality in a professional setting and have great attention to detail. You are organized and able to focus on the task at hand. Your ability to prioritize assists you in meeting deadlines. You are a team player and want to be a part of a great team.
Field Law is committed to upholding our core values of Collegiality, Integrity, and Professional Excellence, which serve as the foundation of our dedication to creating a high-quality, collaborative, and respectful environment for everyone.
Duties + Responsibilities
- Preparing, amending, and comparing letters and legal documents
- Answer the telephone, schedule appointments, book meetings, greet visitors and handle administrative and business details
- Manage lawyer’s and paralegal’s diaries and electronic calendars
- Review correspondence (including faxes and e-mail), co-ordinate the flow of information and respond to routine inquiries
- Overseeing the opening and closing of files as well as filing of physical documents
- Provide back-up for other assistants in their absence
- Review and proofread outgoing documents to ensure they are correct and comply with legal procedures
- Access and use online legal resources
- Booking and diarizing Court dates, filing deadlines and return dates
- Manage routine accounting procedures: billing including client follow up on outstanding A/R, cheque deposits/requests, lawyer’s time entry, preparation and submission of expense reports, handling wires, trust funds, etc.
- Preparing engagement letters for new clients and coordinating with Compliance Department with respect to opening and closing of files
- Ensuring file management system is kept current
- Perform general office duties as required
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications + Skills
- 4+ years of experience preferably working in the labour + employment law practice area
- Recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma
- Familiarity with the Employment Standards Code, Labour Relations Board and Workers Compensation is an asset
- Advanced computer skills
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving with minimal supervision
- Ability to prioritize effectively and manage high pressure deadlines
Working Conditions
- Normal weekday office hours (35)
- Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume to careers@fieldlaw.com.
About Field Law
Field Law is a western and northern regional business law firm listed as one of the largest firms in Canada with offices in Calgary, Canmore, and Edmonton, Alberta and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The Firm has been proactively serving clients and providing legal counsel for over 100 years supporting the specific and ever-evolving business needs of regional, national and international clients who do business in western and northern Canada.
Over 135 lawyers and more than 200 supporting staff work together to provide a comprehensive range of legal and complementary services to businesses, institutions, governments, indigenous peoples and other organizations in corporate and commercial matters, litigation and dispute resolution, labour and employment, insurance, intellectual property and emerging technology, energy, construction, education, privacy, professional regulatory, health and medical malpractice issues. Additionally the Firm provides private services to individuals including estate planning services, tax and real estate transactions. Field Law has lawyers called to the Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan Bars.
As a member of SCG Legal, Field Law's clients gain access to a seamless global network of firms allowing members to navigate a complex and ever-changing legal landscape with local support. The SCG Legal Canadian Members include nine firms that span the country making up 19 offices and approximately 538 lawyers. Our network would rank as the 7th largest firm in Canada. Field Law, on its own, is currently ranked the 29th largest firm in Canada.
The Firm is active in many community and charitable initiatives. In 2013, the Field Law Community Fund Program was launched and has so far awarded $760,000 to 128 local projects and/or organizations.
About the role
Current Openings
Legal Assistant, Labour + Employment - Calgary
Location:
Calgary
Closing Date Practice Area:
Our Calgary office is looking for a legal assistant in our Labour + Employment department. This is a role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for completing a variety of tasks for lawyers doing work in the practice area of L+E law.
You must understand the importance of confidentiality in a professional setting and have great attention to detail. You are organized and able to focus on the task at hand. Your ability to prioritize assists you in meeting deadlines. You are a team player and want to be a part of a great team.
Field Law is committed to upholding our core values of Collegiality, Integrity, and Professional Excellence, which serve as the foundation of our dedication to creating a high-quality, collaborative, and respectful environment for everyone.
Duties + Responsibilities
- Preparing, amending, and comparing letters and legal documents
- Answer the telephone, schedule appointments, book meetings, greet visitors and handle administrative and business details
- Manage lawyer’s and paralegal’s diaries and electronic calendars
- Review correspondence (including faxes and e-mail), co-ordinate the flow of information and respond to routine inquiries
- Overseeing the opening and closing of files as well as filing of physical documents
- Provide back-up for other assistants in their absence
- Review and proofread outgoing documents to ensure they are correct and comply with legal procedures
- Access and use online legal resources
- Booking and diarizing Court dates, filing deadlines and return dates
- Manage routine accounting procedures: billing including client follow up on outstanding A/R, cheque deposits/requests, lawyer’s time entry, preparation and submission of expense reports, handling wires, trust funds, etc.
- Preparing engagement letters for new clients and coordinating with Compliance Department with respect to opening and closing of files
- Ensuring file management system is kept current
- Perform general office duties as required
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications + Skills
- 4+ years of experience preferably working in the labour + employment law practice area
- Recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma
- Familiarity with the Employment Standards Code, Labour Relations Board and Workers Compensation is an asset
- Advanced computer skills
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving with minimal supervision
- Ability to prioritize effectively and manage high pressure deadlines
Working Conditions
- Normal weekday office hours (35)
- Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume to careers@fieldlaw.com.
About Field Law
Field Law is a western and northern regional business law firm listed as one of the largest firms in Canada with offices in Calgary, Canmore, and Edmonton, Alberta and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The Firm has been proactively serving clients and providing legal counsel for over 100 years supporting the specific and ever-evolving business needs of regional, national and international clients who do business in western and northern Canada.
Over 135 lawyers and more than 200 supporting staff work together to provide a comprehensive range of legal and complementary services to businesses, institutions, governments, indigenous peoples and other organizations in corporate and commercial matters, litigation and dispute resolution, labour and employment, insurance, intellectual property and emerging technology, energy, construction, education, privacy, professional regulatory, health and medical malpractice issues. Additionally the Firm provides private services to individuals including estate planning services, tax and real estate transactions. Field Law has lawyers called to the Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan Bars.
As a member of SCG Legal, Field Law's clients gain access to a seamless global network of firms allowing members to navigate a complex and ever-changing legal landscape with local support. The SCG Legal Canadian Members include nine firms that span the country making up 19 offices and approximately 538 lawyers. Our network would rank as the 7th largest firm in Canada. Field Law, on its own, is currently ranked the 29th largest firm in Canada.
The Firm is active in many community and charitable initiatives. In 2013, the Field Law Community Fund Program was launched and has so far awarded $760,000 to 128 local projects and/or organizations.