Legal Assistant - Calgary - Whitelaw Twining

    Whitelaw Twining
    Whitelaw Twining Calgary

    6 days ago

    Description

    Why join us?

    Whitelaw Twining is a highly successful multi-disciplinary firm with a focus on litigation and with offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto providing a full-range of legal expertise. In 2022, we increased the opportunities for our firm and our staff by joining the DWF Group, a global provider of integrated legal and business services.

    We are an innovative, passionate team, promoting a professional, supportive and engaging environment to our team members. Since the beginning, we've pushed beyond standard litigation to find progressive, creative solutions for our clients.

    Whitelaw Twining is extremely proud of its professional work environment that encourages team and social interaction between staff and lawyers. We believe that people work best in a collegial atmosphere where they are empowered to build their careers and make a positive contribution to our work environment.

    We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our team in Calgary.

    Responsibilities
    • Handling file opening & closing procedures
    • Drafting various correspondence and pleadings
    • Setting Questionings, Mediations, Applications, and other various appointments / meetings, and preparing required documentation for same
    • Communicating with courts, experts, court reporters, process servers, interpreters, etc.
    • Submitting / sending pleadings for filing and service
    • Interacting with clients by phone, email, and in-person
    • Providing support to a team of 3 lawyers
    • Delegating tasks to a junior-level Legal Administrative Assistant on the team
    • Maintaining Filing system including bring-forward system
    • Performing various related duties, as required
    What will help you succeed in this role?
    • Graduate of a Legal Administrative Assistant program
    • Minimum 3-5+ years of experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant in a litigation practice
    • Excellent English oral and written skills
    • Professional manner in communication with clients
    • Strong administration and organization skills
    • Able to draft standard correspondence and documents with minimal supervision
    • Able to work independently and as part of a team
    • Able to multi-task and prioritize work
    • Litigation experience required
    What we offer

    Benefits & Perks: We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package that is very competitive, together with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

    Our benefits include:


    •a wellness allowance for fitness expenses;


    •an annual education/tuition allowance;


    •flexible health and dental coverage;


    •long term disability insurance;


    •personal days to help balance outside commitments;


    •employee assistance program;


    •monetary incentive for employee referrals;


    •casual day every Friday

    Our firm benefits include Extended Health benefit, Dental coverage, LTD, DI, wellbeing allowance, casual dress code, early finish ahead of statutory holidays and more.

    About us

    Whitelaw Twining is part of a global legal and business services firm DWF, with over 4,000 employees worldwide. In Canada we have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Victoria. We focus on insurance, commercial litigation, construction, bodily injury, and alternative dispute resolution.

    Despite our global reach, we maintain a close-knit, supportive work environment. We are committed to mentoring and professional development, empowering our team members to grow their careers and contribute positively to both the firm and the community.

    Background and Reference Checks:

    Offers of employment may be conditional upon reference checks, criminal record checks, and educational verification.

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