Office Manager - Toronto, Canada - ME Law

Description

180 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1T6

full-time. April 8, 2024

Description

ME Law Professional Corporation is a litigation practice based in the heart of Downtown, Toronto.

• We primarily focus in the following core areas of civil litigation:
• 1. real estate litigation
• 2. estate litigation
• 3. corporate/commercial litigation
• We also have a number of other files in such areas as contract breaches, collections, breach of fiduciary duty, insolvencies, professional negligence, shareholder disputes, mortgage enforcements, tortious interferences, defamations, and etc.

Any prior experience in a legal industry would be a great asset both in an office management, legal assistant, paralegal etc capacities.

• We are an equal opportunity employer, and this role will perfectly fit an ambitious and selfmotivated individual (as we have lowtomediumtohigh complexity files).
• In addition, it will also suit to someone interested to grow with us professionally over longterm.

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Job description:
Office Manager - min. 3 year of experience required

QUALITIES WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Strong work ethic / Competence / Ability to perform under pressure and achieve results
• Professionalism / Attention to detail / Courteous attitude
• Time Management Skills

WE ARE OFFERING:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent environment to grow as a professional
• Rewarding benefits along the way

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MAIN DUTIES:Office Manager's duties involve, but not limited to, the following:

• assisting management / executives, lawyers and paraprofessionals, accountant with recurring and daily admin queries
• HR Duties (assistance with hiring / interview process / performance reviews / and any other daily and regular HR duties)
• Onboarding new staff and offboarding departing employees
• Liaison with IT support and other IT vendors
• Working closely with Accountant and Heads of Units on AP/AR
• Liaison with key Company's key vendors and suppliers
• Performance management: metrics and KPIs collections from employees, monitoring and reporting the same to the management on a weekly basis
• Implementation of Corporate strategic goals and reporting of the same to the Executive Board
• Adhering to Company's policies, creating new ones and close collaboration with Quality Control and Management to improve existing protocols and operations
• Other Adhoc admin duties
• This position can potentially grow into an Executive role, i.e. managing other similar admin staff with company expansion to different geographical locations
• Assistance to the Executive Board with the change and knowledge management of the organization

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Admin and similar management experience
• HR / Operations & Performance management experience
• Customer service experience
• Understanding of the litigation procedure environment

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REQUIREMENTS:

• Passion for excellent service and communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (reading, writing and verbal)

- (Any previous experience with legal practice management software and other practice-based legal software would be an asset - please provide details in your response)

• Please submit your CV, Cover Letter with description of yourself (interests, professional goals, past experiences, accomplishments and achievements, etc).
• Job Types: Fulltime, Parttime, Contract, Permanent
• Salary: $65,000.00$140,000.00 per year
• Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• M-F (8.30am5.30pm)

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location:
Headquarters / Onsite (Premises)

Compensation

$60, $140,000.00 per year