Staff Lawyer - King City, Canada - Margaret Black Professional Corporation
2 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Law (LLB, JD, BCL)
Work setting:
- Private practice
Tasks:
- Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
- Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
- Draw up legal documents and prepare statements of legal opinion
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes (lawyers only)
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
- Supervise professional, paralegal and support staff and articling students
- Research legal precedents and gather evidence
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Membership in the Canadian Bar Association
- Membership in a provincial or territorial law society
Computer and technology knowledge:
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Workplace information:
- Remote work available
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits:
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
Long term benefits:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program
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