Paralegal - Toronto, Canada - Acara Solutions
Description
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Drafts written communications & legal documents.
- Communicates with clients on behalf of lawyer.
- Prepares and files legal documents.
- Preparation of files prior to discovery.
- Answers routine correspondence and initiates followup as required.
- Prepares reports including gathering and summarizing data.
- Arranges appointments pertaining to meetings, mediations and examinations for discovery.
- Prepare files for case conference and hearings.
- Organizing settlement discusses with counsel and/or adjusters.
- Other administrative duties as required.
Requirements:
- Legal assistant diploma or Paralegal Diploma
- 13 years of plaintiff personal injury experience
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and have superior critical thinking skills
- Strong technical skills, including Microsoft Office
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, the ability to work well under pressure and with a high volume of files (an average of 200 with varying difficulty)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining keen attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and client service skills
- Working knowledge of Accidents Benefits an asset
- Maintain physical files in pristine order and update knowledge management systems as needed
- Ability to work overtime as needed
Salary:
$500,000.00-$600,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON M9L 2R7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
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