Legal Administrative Assistant

Job summary

The role involves arranging legal proceedings such as mediations and trials while maintaining lawyer calendars. It also includes drafting routine correspondence and ensuring accurate and timely court filings.

Job details

At Preszler Injury Lawyers LLP, we believe our people, our culture, and the way we do business is important. That's why when we hire; we look for a combination of fit and skills. We have an exciting opportunity at our Calgary office to join the role of Legal Administrative Assistant in the scheduling department. Reporting to the Managing Partners, your role will include but are not limited to the following: Main Tasks and Responsibilities: Arranging questioning, mediations, settlement conferences, and trials Pre and post preparation for questioning, mediations, and pre-trials Maintaining lawyer's calendar Drafting routine correspondence and memos Ensuring court filings are completed in an accurate and timely manner Other duties as assigned Experience: Legal Certificate an asset but not required. Legal Experience - 1 to 3 years commendable but not required. Have excellent time management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently. Be empathetic with an effective ability to build rapport with clients. Excellent accuracy and the ability to exercise initiative and good judgement. Flexible and adaptable to changing work demands, volumes and schedules. Other clerical and administrative support duties as directed by the management and/or legal team. We offer a friendly work environment, a competitive salary, and a benefits package. Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume to us. We thank all applicants however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

The role involves arranging legal proceedings such as mediations and trials while maintaining lawyer calendars. It also includes drafting routine correspondence and ensuring accurate and timely court filings.

Requirements

Candidates should ideally have a legal certificate and 1 to 3 years of legal experience, though neither is strictly required. Strong organizational skills, empathy for clients, and the ability to work independently are essential.

Benefits

• Benefits Package

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• adaptability · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Scheduling
• Calendar Management
• Court Filings
• Legal Drafting
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Client Rapport
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Adaptability

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative