Paralegal - Toronto, Canada - Pain Rehabilitation Clinic Inc.
3 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment:
- Nonsmoking
- Air conditioned
Work setting:
- Company legal department
- Legal firm
Tasks:
- Assist lawyers by interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties, assembling documentary evidence, preparing trial briefs, and arranging for trials
- Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions
- Advise clients and take legal action on landlord and tenant matters, traffic violations, name changes and other issues within their jurisdictions
- Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
- Represent clients in small claims court and in other lower court proceedings, at tribunals and before administrative bodies
- Research records, court files and other legal documents
- Assist lawyers in preparation for mediation and judicial dispute resolutions
- Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
- Draft legal correspondence and perform general office and clerical duties
Computer and technology knowledge:
- Spreadsheet
- Database management
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Security and safety:
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
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