Judicial Assistant Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Law/Legal

Role Responsibilities

Do you have experience providing Executive and/or Legal Assistant support within a challenging and dynamic work environment? Do you want to work with the busiest court in Alberta, assisting Court of King’s Bench in rendering judgments that will impact Albertans? If so, the Court of King’s Bench has an exciting opportunity to provide executive and legal support to justices in Calgary.

As a Judicial Assistant, working in a team environment, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and legal support to up to five Justices of the Court of King’s Bench, including but not limited to:

managing calendars and scheduling appointments

documenting and processing budgetary/claim expenses

typing, formatting, editing and proofreading judgments, including researching and verifying case and statute citations, to ensure accuracy of the finished product prior to filing

researching and preparing correspondence and memoranda of a highly complex and confidential nature

preparing material for court hearings

handling sensitive and confidential information

establishing and maintaining hard-copy and electronic filing systems including organizing and classifying records

handling incoming telephone inquiries and mail

coordinating travel arrangements often of a complex nature

coordinating meetings and conferences, which includes organizing and assembling all documents required

scheduling judicial assignments

performing backup duties for other Judicial Assistants

performing other related administrative tasks as requested

As the ideal candidate, you will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills and will be highly motivated and creative in managing multiple projects with competing deadlines. It is imperative that the ideal candidate has worked solely for at least three executives, lawyers, or judges.

You will have daily contact with the judiciary, lawyers, Court personnel, unrepresented litigants and others. Your excellent interpersonal skills will be needed to liaise with these key stakeholders before, during, and subsequent to Court proceedings.

The successful candidates must act in a responsible and professional manner reflecting the fair and equitable delivery of justice in Alberta.

To succeed in this role, you must have excellent attendance, as well as exercise a high level of professionalism, flexibility, and attention to detail. You will also possess strong leadership skills and have a well-developed ability to work independently. Having excellent knowledge of the court system, court procedures and relevant legislation will allow you to identify and deal quickly with complex technical problems as they arise.

Competencies for this position include:

excellent communication and judgement

time management skills

attention to detail

punctuality

ability to multi-task

ability to work independently and without supervision

conflict management skills

dependability

professionalism

flexible/adaptable

diplomacy

tact

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