Law Clerk - Toronto, Canada - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Our priority is the health and wellness of employees and the people of Ontario. As such, this position may involve working from home for part of the duration of this position. The WSIB model mixes working from home, office and field.

About the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
We're here to help.

When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work.

Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information.

We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario.

For more information, visit

At the WSIB, you'll have the opportunity to:

explore many career paths and follow your passion

- continuously learn and grow professionally
- be recognized for the great work you do
- participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You'll also receive a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefit package and defined benefit pension plan.

Salary Grade:
N04
From:$60,376.06**
2 Permanent Positions Available

About the role

The Law Clerk is responsible for independently completing a wide array of confidential legal and administrative duties for teams practicing various law specialties such as Employment/Advisory, Litigation (including Personal Injury) and Prosecutions.

The Law Clerk will perform a triage service, monitor caseloads to ensure critical activities are completed within statutory or contractual time limitations, prepare and assemble documents and work with a variety of databases and systems to maintain information and produce analytical reports.

On a practical level, you would:
Provide confidential legal assistance to Legal Counsel and Paralegals who are handling matters in areas such as labour and employment, human rights, litigation and prosecutions by:

Triaging incoming requests for service by identifying and reviewing pertinent information to prioritize, assign, or refer work
Gathering information from a variety of internal and external sources to identify relevant data/cases and summarize the information to support decision making by Legal Counsel
Preparing or guiding the preparation of documents as per Legal Counsel's/Paralegal's instructions, and verifying information prior to filing or execution to ensure accuracy
Assisting to arrange meetings, hearings and conferences
Serving and filing court and tribunal documents
Monitoring abeyance systems relating to hearing/appeal dates and venues
Act as a point of contact to receive and process advisory matters such as Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) correspondence relating to Notices of Appeal/requests for submissions and Powers of Attorney. This may include, but is not limited to reviewing preliminary information, drafting correspondence, identifying, implementing or guiding next course of action

Perform a variety of advanced database and system functions within Microsoft Access and other WSIB systems to:

Enter, gather and summarize information for Legal Counsel/Paralegal to facilitate informed decision making related to matters such as volumes, financial settlements etc.
Search and extract information to identify potential trends or exceptions for further review by management or Legal Counsel
Prepare a variety of operational reports for Senior Management review and present information in specified professional formats utilizing platforms including ServiceNow and PowerBI
Manage electronic and physical records by:
Opening and maintaining files to ensure complete and up to date information
Assisting to manage the security of confidential executed contracts and other material in accordance with the directive and oversee any associated databases
Collaborating with Branch peers and other WSIB areas to ensure proper storage, retention and destruction of records as per established retention schedules
Recommending enhancements to systems/processes to improve the efficiency by which information is stored and retrieved.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required.

Your qualifications

Education:
Legal Clerk Designation or Paralegal Designation

Experience:
3 years of related experience in handling matters involving Employment Law and Personal Injury litigation.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

The WSIB is committed to being accessible and inclusive, and following barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recr