Legal Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Lloyd Burns McInnis LLP

Lloyd Burns McInnis LLP

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Insurance Defence Litigation Firm, Lloyd Burns McInnis LLP, in the downtown core currently seeks a
Full time Intermediate Insurance Defence Litigation
Assistant with 3+ years of _insurance defence_ experience or litigation (Superior Court) experience (required).

Responsibilities include:

Working for two lawyers
Opening and maintaining files, ensuring policies and procedures are followed according to client guidelines, conflict searches, maintaining calendars and bring forwards, preparing routine correspondence, electronic (and paper) filing in an efficient and organized fashion, copying, faxing when necessary.
Communicating with other legal professionals, court staff, and clients
Preparing, serving and filing court documents in accordance with court rules, which may include creating in Acrobat PDF with hyperlinks, or may include paper copies with binding
Scheduling discoveries, meetings, conferences, confirming dates with all involved parties
Assisting with travel arrangements where required
Tracking deadlines to ensure compliance with court limitations, client guidelines, etc.
Preparing quarterly prebills for approval; processing bills and sending to clients. Following up with A/Rs.
Occasional assisting other staff with work overflow and general office duties where required
Occasionally provide refreshments / ordering catering if required (inoffice meetings)

Skills Required:

Minimum three years litigation experience (preferred in insurance defence litigation)
Good understanding of Superior Court procedures, forms, and the Rules of Civil Procedure
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, as well as proficiency in file organization and time management. An independent, selfmotivated and detailoriented team player who seeks a challenge would be wellsuited to this position
Experience with legal billing software, Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, OneDrive

We provide competitive salary, in a friendly, team-based environment. Bonus pay based on performance. Medical and dental benefits.

Hybrid position working part remote / part in-office during the pandemic. A reliable computer and high speed internet is required for remote work.

Kindly submit your resume, together with your salary expectations.

We thank all applicants for their responses, however only those being considered for the position will be contacted. We regret that we cannot respond to all individual inquiries.

No agencies at this time.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$45,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits: