Legal Assistant Float - Toronto, Canada - Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Why become an Fogler, Rubinoff ("FR") team member?
At FR, one of our fundamental objectives is to keep our employees and their families healthy—physically, emotionally, and financially.

To ensure the health and wellness of all our team members, we offer our Law Clerk, Staff and Support team members a comprehensive benefits package which includes extended health, dental, "flex" health care spending, disability insurance, a robust Employee and Family Assistance Program, an annual fitness allowance and an RRSP matching program.

All our team members enjoy flexible working schedules, and most positions are eligible to participate in our hybrid workplace structure, attending to the office 2-3 days per week.

Our team members also receive a generous Time Away from Work package, including flexible paid Personal Time Off, Volunteer time, paid Birthday, Moving Day, and more.

We believe in recognizing and rewarding our team members through our Milestone Anniversary Bonus program and our monthly acknowledgement of service excellence through our peer-to-peer "FRecognition" program.

All team members enjoy complimentary on-site breakfast and snacks twice a week, and are invited to attend our annual events such as our Summer Gathering, Staff Appreciation Week, and our Holiday party.

We support continued professional development and encourage professional and personal growth through our "FR Academy", a learning management system offering a variety of online educational modules that cater to enhancing our internal training and learning culture.

Legal Assistant Float Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Complete legal assistant duties for assigned teams in any of FR's practice areas, including, but not limited to Litigation;
Drafts and amends correspondence and documents through general instruction, precedents or dictation;
Maintains lawyers' documents, files, and record systems;
Arrange for service and filing of legal documents to process servers/agents with the appropriate court;
Communicates with clients and third parties; and
Perform other routine clerical, administrative and general office duties.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Legal Assistant in same or similar practice areas as FR;
Strong knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and proficient in preparing court forms;
Strong technical skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Calendar), Automated Civil Litigation (ACL), and Legal Essence;
Familiarity with Aderant accounting software an asset;
Excellent organizational and time management skills;
Ability to work productively with a variety of personalities, workstyles, and processes;
Conscientious with strong attention to detail;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Solid understanding of business and legal terminology;
Maintains confidential and sensitive information in a discreet manner;
Clientservice oriented; and
Ability to work within a team environment and independently.