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Family Law Assistant/Clerk
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About the role
Family Law Legal Assistant / Law Clerk (5+ Years’ Experience) Ricketts Harris LLP is a full-service law firm seeking an experienced Family Law Legal Assistant / Law Clerk to join our exceptional team.
Our family law lawyers are leaders in their field and work on a wide range of interesting and complex matters. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated legal professional who is looking to expand their skills, take ownership of files, and play an integral role in a busy and collaborative practice. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is highly organized and dependable, and approaches their work with professionalism, composure, and initiative.
We also offer a friendly, thoughtful work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and up to one work-from-home day per week as you will be working for the Head Lawyer of the Family Law Department.
If you are passionate about your work and dedicated to providing exceptional client service, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities § Book client appointments and coordinate meetings, conferences, mediations, and court attendances; § Prepare, organize, and assemble court briefs, motion records, financial disclosure briefs, and other court materials; § Draft general correspondence; draft and prepare legal documents and court materials; § Review, organize, and enter financial information into DivorceMate, with a strong understanding of financial disclosure requirements in family law matters; § Compose, transcribe, format, and proofread documentation for grammar, spelling, formatting, and content accuracy; § Maintain electronic client files; § Manage calendars, limitation periods, and tickler systems to ensure deadlines are met; § Handle accounting-related tasks (experience with Acumin Legal Accounting is considered an asset); § Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications § 5+ years' experience working in Family Law within a law firm; § Successful completion of a Legal Assistant and/or Law Clerk program; § University degree is considered an asset; § Thorough knowledge of the Family Law Rules and family court procedures; § Experience preparing court materials and working with financial disclosure, including financial statements and supporting documentation; § Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft 365, Nuance PDF/Adobe, Excel, Philips SpeechExec Pro Dictate, JSO, OCPP, Case Center and DivorceMate; § Excellent organizational, communication, and proofreading skills with exceptional attention to detail; § Ability to manage a high-volume practice, prioritize competing deadlines, and efficient under pressure; § A proactive, dependable, client-focused professional who takes initiative and enjoys working collaboratively. § Familiar with using hyperlinks.
Please forward your resume in confidence to awebster@rickettsharris.com.
We thank all applicants for their interest in joining Ricketts Harris LLP. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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About Ricketts Harris LLP
A full-service law firm with a downtown address but a down-to-earth way of looking at the world, Ricketts Harris exists to help solve some of life’s most important legal and business challenges. We are big thinkers who sweat the small details.
We sat down and thought long and hard about the things that make a law firm really valuable in a client’s eyes. Brainpower, experience, and track record were an absolute given. But we also realized that what builds strong connections and uncommonly loyal relationships is the ability to think ahead and anticipate everything people actually want and need. In our firm, we call this ‘thoughtfulness’ and it shows in everything we do.
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