Senior Litigation Legal Assistant

Job summary

The successful candidate will draft and manage litigation documents, court filings, and critical deadlines while coordinating trial and hearing logistics. They will also handle administrative tasks such as time entry, billing, and maintaining organized electronic and paper filing systems.

Job details

Lawson Lundell LLP is a leading regional Canadian business law firm with offices in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary and Yellowknife. The firm is recognized and respected by its peers in legal and business publications and was named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2026. We are seeking a mid to senior level Litigation Legal Assistant to join our Litigation group in our Calgary office. The successful candidate is an enthusiastic and hardworking team player, regular working hours for this role are Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm. Standard Responsibilities Draft, edit, format, and proofread legal correspondence, pleadings, court documents, and other litigation materials. File court documents in accordance with Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal rules and procedures. Monitor, diarize, and manage limitation dates, court deadlines, and other critical dates. Maintain organized electronic and paper filing systems, including bring-forward systems. Assist with hearing, application, mediation, and trial preparation, including preparing materials and coordinating logistics. Communicate with clients, courts, opposing counsel, process servers, and other parties as directed. Coordinate meetings, appointments, discoveries, court appearances, and related scheduling. Enter lawyer’s time, assist with billing, and prepare expense reports. Provide overflow support to lawyers, legal assistants, and other team members as required. Perform other administrative and legal assistant duties as assigned. Qualifications: Legal Administrative Assistant certification from an accredited post-secondary institution. A minimum of three years of experience in a litigation-focused legal environment within a law firm. Strong understanding of litigation processes, court rules, filing requirements, and court procedures. Experience with Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal filings and related procedural requirements. Experience drafting, formatting, proofreading, and preparing litigation documents and legal correspondence. Strong technical skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft 365, document management systems, PDF software, and other legal technology tools. Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced professional environment. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and committed to producing accurate, high-quality work. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take initiative while exercising sound judgment. Professional and client-service focused, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Dependable, adaptable, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a variety of benefits, including: Health Benefits: extended health, dental, vision, out of country, life, ad&d Lifestyle Benefit: reimbursement for purchases from a pre-approved list, including memberships and gym equipment Paid Parental Leave top up Education Reimbursement: We are committed to growth and development, and our educational reimbursement policy provides opportunity for our staff to expand on their knowledge in the legal field Paid Time Off: vacation time starts at 3 weeks, personal days, sick time, and a volunteer day every year Financial Benefits: defined contribution pension plan matched by the firm, RRSP, TFSA, year-end bonuses and an employee referral bonus program Fun Environment: annual year end party, happy hours, staff appreciation week and many other social events Awards: long-term service and bonus vacation awards If you are a professional, hardworking team player with a positive outlook and would like to share your expertise with us, please submit your resume with a cover letter. While we thank all applicants for their interest in Lawson Lundell LLP, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

What you’ll do

The successful candidate will draft and manage litigation documents, court filings, and critical deadlines while coordinating trial and hearing logistics. They will also handle administrative tasks such as time entry, billing, and maintaining organized electronic and paper filing systems.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Legal Administrative Assistant certification and possess at least three years of experience in a litigation-focused law firm environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, document management systems, and knowledge of Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal procedures are required.

Benefits

• Extended health • Dental • Vision • Out of country insurance • Life insurance • AD&D insurance • Lifestyle benefit • Paid parental leave top up • Education reimbursement • Paid time off • Defined contribution pension plan • RRSP • TFSA • Year-end bonuses • Employee referral bonus program • Social events • Long-term service awards

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Microsoft 365 · Preferred
• Detail-oriented · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Litigation support
• Legal correspondence
• Court document filing
• Limitation date management
• Trial preparation
• Document management
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft 365
• PDF software
• Time entry
• Billing assistance
• Expense reporting
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Organization
• Detail-oriented

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative