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Litigation Legal Assistant
Ultimate Recruitment
Edmonton, AB
$55,000–$80,000 a year
Full-time
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Job details

$55,000–$80,000 a year
Full-time
Edmonton, AB

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Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Litigation Legal Assistant to join our legal team. The Legal Assistant is responsible for a variety of legal and administration tasks to support a team of lawyers, including maintaining and organizing files, conducting legal research, managing workflow, and drafting documents.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct court searches

Draft correspondence and court documents

Pre-trial and trial preparation including maintenance of all trial binders and limitation systems

Proactively manage timelines of tasks and files to ensure team meets required statutes of limitations and deadlines

Prepare a variety of legal documents including briefs and factums

Schedule various applications and questionings

Manage workflow for team of lawyers

Coordinate and schedule meetings and maintain calendars

Preparation of accounts and time entry

General administrative tasks including office and file management

Other tasks as required

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Post-secondary education from a recognized Legal Assistant program, and/or minimum three (3) years of relative experience (equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered)

Understanding of basic accounting principles

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office programs

Must speak, read and write English fluently

Experience with NetDocs, Worldox, Remindex, 3E Elite, Westlaw, Speech Exec and/or CanLII are assets

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

High attention to detail and produces accurate, high-quality work

  • If this position appeals to you please email a word document of your resume. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Thank you for choosing Ultimate Recruitment for all your recruitment needs. #NORISKNOREWARD
  • Ultimate Recruitment specializes in human resources and recruitment for various fields and industries. At Ultimate, our goal is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful job match. For job seekers, Ultimate Recruitment is your key to unlocking boundless job opportunities.

Pay: $55,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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