paralegal
About the company
Company legal department.
Your tasks
- Advise clients on legal proceedings .
- Assemble documentary evidence in preparation for trial.
- Co-ordinate administrative services.
- Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents.
- Interview clients, witnesses and other related parties.
- Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems.
- Write trial briefs.
- Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits.
- Research records, court files and other legal documents.
- Schedule court trials.
- Arrange pre-trial conferences and hearings.
- Assist lawyers in preparation for mediation and judicial dispute resolutions.
- Draft legal correspondence.
- Oversee maintenance of judicial court records.
Requirements
Education Bachelor's degree.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses In-house training from a law firm or law clerk program.
Computer and technology knowledge
- Spreadsheet.
- Database management.
- Legal software applications.
- MS Office.
- Database.
- Information management system.
- MS Excel.
- MS Word.
Court experience
- Federal Court.
- Federal Supreme Court.
- Provincial and Territorial Court.
- Provincial Supreme Court.
- Territorial Supreme Court.
- Appeals.
- Trials.
- Hearings.
Screening questions Do you have experience working in this field?.
2 years to less than 3 years.
What we offer
Financial benefits Bonus.
Other benefits Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
Other
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Large caseload.
Employment terms options To be determined.