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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Senior · 5+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Legal Assistant will manage tax file administration, including opening, billing, and maintaining digital and physical client records. They will also draft tax and corporate documents, coordinate meetings, and liaise with clients and financial institutions.
Job details
Role: Legal Assistant (Tax) Location: Calgary Why Linmac? We empower our people and create opportunities for them to flourish. We offer a boutique office work environment and a clientele that is business focused. The role We are currently looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Calgary office supporting our Tax practice. Responsibilities Open, close and bill all files. Liaison with clients directly for pertinent information for tax planning. Prepare first drafts of tax documents. Revise tax documents in accordance with client instructions. Manage calendars for intake calls, conferences, and general meetings as required. Printing, scanning and emailing as required. Digital file maintenance of lawyer emails and client files. Correspond with banks and other institutions to collect information for tax matters. Prepare various documents required for tax administration. Intake, organize and prepare documents for drafting. Maintain organized client files electronically, and in hard copy when required. Assist with creation of precedents and checklists. Draft and review corporate and tax documents. Assist with overflow clerk work for other practice areas. Qualifying Attributes Legal Assistant certification or diploma from a recognized college or university. 7-9 years of experience in Tax or Corporate in a legal firm is required. Experience with legal software programs such as. Superior communication, organizational and time management skills. Excellent attention to detail and reading comprehension. Team player, with exceptional ability to build a positive rapport and relationship with lawyers, clients and staff. Proactive, reliable, independent, and detail oriented. High level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion. Ability to work well under pressure, meet unexpected and sometimes competing deadlines, and exhibit sound judgment. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat Preference will be given for extensive knowledge and experience with Clio, NetDocs, and SAPConcur. About Linmac We are a boutique national law firm, attracting top talent at the top of their game. Our offices cover Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. We practice predominantly in the areas of Tax, Corporate, Estate and Trust, and Family Law. We are growing our offices, and if you are up for it, we would love for you to join our amazing team!
What you’ll do
The Legal Assistant will manage tax file administration, including opening, billing, and maintaining digital and physical client records. They will also draft tax and corporate documents, coordinate meetings, and liaise with clients and financial institutions.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Legal Assistant certification or diploma and have 7-9 years of experience in Tax or Corporate law. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and legal software such as Clio or NetDocs is required.
Listed skills
- Time management · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Microsoft Office · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Tax law
- Corporate law
- Legal documentation
- File management
- Client liaison
- Calendar management
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Acrobat
- Clio
- NetDocs
- SAPConcur
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Communication
- Professionalism
- Confidentiality
- Tax Administration
- Tax Documentation
- Talent Acquisition
- Reading Comprehension
- Information Gathering
- Microsoft Excel
- Family Law
- Microsoft Outlook
- Time Management
- Tax Planning
- Detail Oriented
Job areas
- Legal
- Administrative
- Finance & Accounting
- Legal Assistant
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