Legal Assistant- BI​/Tort

Calling all Legal Assistants within the Calgary and Edmonton area.

Do you like tackling new challenges every day and have exceptional organizational skills? Are you an enthusiastic legal professional with exceptional administrative skills who likes prioritizing and managing deadlines with ease? Do you have experience with scheduling, serving files, supporting Lawyers on BI/Tort cases, and working on files from start to finish? If yes, apply today for this legal assistant role to join an amazing team .

This is an up to 6 months contract opportunity with the possibility of extension.

Please apply directly at  or send your resume to  with the subject line "Legal Assistant - BI/Tort"

Advantages
- Pay rate $25 per hour.
- Full-time Monday to Friday role (8:00 am-5:00 pm)

- Location:

Calgary and Edmonton
-Duration: up to 6 months contract opportunity
- Weekly pay period.
- Great team environment.

Responsibilities
General file handling and practice management for Civil Litigation Matters.
Arrange and assist with drafting of standard pleadings and arrange for service and filing of court documents and other duties as required.
Assist in file management duties such as opening to closing of files in a paperless environment, including organizing materials and assisting lawyers with preparations for questioning, mediations/JDR, and various other attendances.
Conduct conflict searches, open and close files, including assisting lawyers with file and limitation lists and tracking tasks with Team Connect and ACL.
Independently manage assigned tasks, using effective time management and communication skills to help move matters to resolution through the litigation process.
Draft correspondence and other documents as instructed to clients, third parties, experts, etc.
Assist lawyers with litigation management, including prioritizing of tasks and scheduling of client meetings, questionings, mediations/JDR etc.
Assist with office administrative tasks such as ordering supplies and attending to vendor payments.
Provide input into the procedures and practices.
Display initiative in assisting lawyers with litigation management, including prioritizing of tasks with file, limitation lists and tracking tasks with Team Connect and scheduling of client meetings, questioning and mediations. including assisting lawyers

Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of experience as a legal assistant or equivalent for a litigation department/legal team practicing civil litigation in Alberta (ideally insurance defence or personal injury practice)
Knowledge of Alberta Court rules, practice directions and procedures
Strong document management skills with the ability to learn and utilize various software programs such as Team Connect and ACL.

Demonstrated proficiency with Outlook and all MS Office applications.
Ability to prioritize, organize and execute tasks in a quality manner with strong turnaround time.
High degree of personal ethics, integrity and responsibility with an ability to deal with sensitive issues and safeguard privileged and confidential information.
Great attention to detail with proof reading skills
Ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple, yet sometimes conflicting priorities.
Preference will be given to graduates of a Legal Assistant or Paralegal diploma program.
Team player, adaptable to a changing environment
Ability to work in a paperless environment.

Summary
If this role interests you, please visit  to apply directly or send your resume directly to  with subject line "Legal Assistant - BI/Tort"

We appreciate all applications, however, only those who meet the requirements for this role will be contacted.

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