legal assistant - immigration

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.

Tasks:

• Coordinate the flow of information.
• Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material.
• Schedule and confirm appointments.
• Maintain filing system.
• Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences.
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents.
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage.

Supervision:

3-4 people.

Computer and technology knowledge:

• MS Word.
• MS Office.
• MS Excel.
• MS Outlook.
• MS PowerPoint.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Work under pressure.
• Tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Large caseload.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Ability to multitask.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .

Support for youths:

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for Veterans:

Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) .

Support for mature workers:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).