Legal Assistant, Litigation Services (Contract)

Job summary

Provides legal administrative and para-professional support for litigation services, including case management and document preparation for hearings. Coordinates scheduling, manages deadlines, and ensures compliance with court and tribunal procedural rules.

Job details

Provides legal administrative and para-professional support for litigation services, including case management and document preparation for hearings. Coordinates scheduling, manages deadlines, and ensures compliance with court and tribunal procedural rules. Requires a 2-year college diploma in Law Clerk or Paralegal studies, or equivalent experience. Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in a law practice, government, or regulatory environment.

What you’ll do

Provides legal administrative and para-professional support for litigation services, including case management and document preparation for hearings. Coordinates scheduling, manages deadlines, and ensures compliance with court and tribunal procedural rules.

Requirements

Requires a 2-year college diploma in Law Clerk or Paralegal studies, or equivalent experience. Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in a law practice, government, or regulatory environment.

Benefits

• Defined contribution pension plan
• Health benefits plan
• Dental benefits plan
• Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)
• Professional learning and development

Listed skills

• case management · Preferred
• Administrative Support · Preferred
• Microsoft Office Suite · Preferred
• SharePoint · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Case management
• Legal documentation
• Litigation support
• Rules of civil procedure
• Legal research
• Document redaction
• Calendar management
• Administrative support
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Adobe Acrobat DC
• SharePoint
• CanLII
• Proofreading
• Problem-solving
• Time management

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative
• Government & Public Sector

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