Legal Assistant - Oshawa, Canada - Aitken Robertson Professional Corporation
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting:
- Criminal law
Tasks:
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain filing system
- Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and coordinate 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
Computer and technology knowledge:
- PCLaw in the Cloud
- MS Word
- Electronic mail
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
Area of work experience:
- Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams
- Correspondence
- Invoices
- Reports and records
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- 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?
- Do you have the aboveindicated required certifications?
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
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