Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- General law practice
- Business or corporate law
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain filing system
- Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Train and supervise staff
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
- Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Word
- MS Office
- Electronic mail
- MS Excel
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Area of work experience
- Contracts
- Real estate
- Civil litigation
Valuator specialization
- Matrimonial litigation
Area of specialization
- Trust and estate administration
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
- Time management
Benefits
Other benefits
- Parking available