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Legal Assistant
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
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On behalf of our client, we are searching for a Legal Assistant for a position located in Hamilton, ON.
Salary: 55k-60K
Work Setting: 100% In-Office
Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
- Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
- Administratively support and attend trials
- Prepare case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony
- Conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research
- Locate and develop case relevant information
- Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence
- Answer and direct phone calls
- Maintain contact lists
- Monitor deadlines and juggle calendars
Qualifications:
- Proven working experience as Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary
- Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and court system
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
- Computer literacy
- Proficiency in English
- Working knowledge of case management software
- Excellent secretarial and organisational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
- Legal Assistant certification or diploma
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Legal Assistant will provide administrative support to a lawyer, handle communication with clients and witnesses, and prepare case briefs and summaries of depositions and testimony. The role also includes researching cases, filing legal documents, and monitoring deadlines.
Requirements
Candidates need proven experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary, knowledge of legal procedures and the court system, and case management software skills. A Legal Assistant certification or diploma is required.
Skills
- Case management software
- Legal research
- Case brief preparation
- Deposition and testimony summarization
- Legal document drafting and filing
- Court system knowledge
- Legal procedures and protocols
- Calendar and deadline management
- Client communication
- Witness contact management
- Typing
- Phone reception
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Multitasking
Categories
- Legal
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Legal Assistant
- Legal Secretary
- paralegal
- legal administration
- case management software
- case briefs
- deposition summaries
- legal research
- court support
- trial support
- legal document filing
- calendar management
- litigation support
- Hamilton Ontario
- legal office
Seniority
Mid level
Tools
- case management software
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Legal Assistant