Legal Assistant Document Support - Toronto, Canada - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Toronto, Canada

1 month ago

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is one of Canada's leading business law firms. Advising many of Canada's corporate leaders, as well as U.S.

and international parties with extensive interest in Canada, our more than 1,000 firm members are based in offices in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and New York.

Osler prides itself on attracting and maintaining some of the brightest talent in the legal arena.

Our lawyers, students, management and staff have created a unique firm culture which nurtures mentoring and the exchange of ideas.

Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to begin a career or carve out a new path.


Major Responsibilities

  • Creating, revising and formatting documents to Firm standards
  • Converting PDF to Word or Excel Documents; cleaning and formatting the conversion
  • Running various blacklines/comparisons of documents
  • Troubleshooting problem documents
  • Answer Document Support line, monitor inboxes for work and provide primary document support to legal assistants and legal professionals within the Firm
  • Ensure work product is high quality and technical skills are kept up to date. Adopt practices, take accountability to eliminate errors and "rework" and expand technical expertise by participating in training relevant to your role
  • Proofread work and ensure all corrections are made prior to returning the assignment

Position Requirements

  • Education and Experience_


The successful incumbent will have a Community College Certificate in a Legal Secretarial Assistant program or equivalent, strong technical skills (MS Office suite), be a team player, have a positive attitude and professional image, and possess a minimum of five years of experience in a Legal Assistant role.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience is acceptable.

  • Knowledge and Skills_
  • Client service and team oriented
  • Ability to take initiative and work independently
  • Good judgment and discretion
  • Ability to manage time effectively to work in a fastpaced environment
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Superior organizational skills
  • Excellent data entry capability; accuracy and thorough
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


We are currently working in a hybrid work arrangement, with a requirement to work partially in the office and an opportunity to work remote.


Accessibility and Accommodation

Background and Reference Checks


Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check, credit check, and employment and educational verifications.


If you have the required background with the ability to provide exceptional customer service and wish to work in one of Canada's leading law firms, please reply in confidence with a cover letter and résumé by the closing date.

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