Parajuriste
- Westmount, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
English section of this bilingual listing.
Founded in 2017, Spunt Carin is a boutique law firm situated in Westmount and representing clients throughout the greater Montreal area. Our firm specializes in family law, and we are committed to providing personalized legal services of the highest quality to our clients.
We provide a dynamic and team-oriented workplace designed to foster your professional development while enabling you to make a real difference in our clients’ lives.
Role Description
We are currently seeking a paralegal with 1 to 3 years of experience. The paralegal will be working with 2 to 3 lawyers and will be responsible for handling a variety of tasks related to client communication, file management and drafting. On a day-to-day basis, the paralegal’s key responsibilities will be the following:
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, judicial administration and bailiffs
- Schedule client meetings, interviews and examinations
- Prepare documents and organize physical and digital files for court hearings
- Assist lawyers in obtaining documents and in drafting letters or proceedings
- Collect, examine and organize evidence and other legal documents for lawyer review and case preparation
- Answer incoming calls and route them as necessary
- Perform other ad hoc administrative duties
Qualifications
- Diploma in paralegal technology or equivalent
- 1-3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a law firm or in a corporate legal department
- Strong time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Experience with Practice Panther or other legal CRM
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deadlines
- Commissioner for Oaths (asset)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French. Please note that due to the nature of responsibilities of the position, a proficient level of English is required, in particular to communicate with clients
Benefits
- 3 paid weeks of vacation
- Paid sick days, personal days and medical hours
- Group insurance with employer contribution
- Group RRSP with employer contribution
- Telemedicine program
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- An inclusive and collaborative work environment
- Spacious and bright office spaces
Please send your application to Human Resources at hr@spuntcarin.com
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À propos du cabinet
Fondé en 2017, Spunt Carin est un cabinet d'avocats boutique situé à Westmount et représentant des clients dans la région métropolitaine de Montréal. Notre cabinet est spécialisé en droit de la famille, et nous nous engageons à fournir des services juridiques personnalisés de la plus haute qualité à nos clients.
Nous offrons un environnement dynamique et collaboratif qui favorise votre épanouissement professionnel tout en vous permettant de faire un impact significatif sur la vie de nos clients.
Description de poste
Nous sommes actuellement à la recherche d’un.e parajuriste ayant de 1 à 3 ans d’expérience. Le ou la parajuriste travaillera avec 2 ou 3 avocats et sera responsable d'une variété de tâches liées à la communication avec les clients, à la gestion des dossiers et à la rédaction. Au quotidien, les principales responsabilités du ou de la parajuriste seront les suivants:
- Communiquer avec les clients, les avocats de la partie adverse, l'administration judiciaire et les huissiers.
- Planifier les réunions, les entretiens et les interrogatoires des clients
- Préparer les documents et organiser les dossiers physiques et numériques pour les audiences
- Aider les avocats à obtenir des documents et à rédiger des lettres ou des procédures
- Rassembler, examiner et organiser les preuves et autres documents juridiques en vue de leur examen par les avocats et pour préparer le dossier
- Répondre aux appels entrants et les acheminer si nécessaire
- Effectuer d'autres tâches administratives ponctuelles
Profil recherché
- Diplôme en technique juridique ou équivalent
- 1 à 3 ans d'expérience pertinente, de préférence dans un cabinet d'avocats ou dans un contentieux.
- Solides capacités de gestion du temps, d'organisation et d'exécution de tâches multiples
- Solide connaissance de Microsoft Office et de Google Suite
- Expérience avec Practice Panther ou un autre logiciel légal de gestion des clients
- Commissaire à l’assermentation (un atout)
- Maîtrise de l’anglais et du français à l’oral et à l’écrit. Veuillez noter qu'en raison de la nature des responsabilités du poste, la maîtrise de l’anglais est requise, en particulier pour communiquer avec les clients.
Avantages
- 3 semaines de vacances payées
- Jours de maladie, jours personnels et heures médicaux payés
- Assurance collective avec contribution de l’employeur
- REER collectif avec contribution de l’employeur
- Programme de télémédicine
- Programme d'aide aux employés (PAE)
- Un environnement de travail collaboratif et inclusif
- Des espaces de travail spacieux et lumineux
Veuillez faire parvenir votre candidature aux Ressources humaines, à l’adresse courriel suivante : hr@spuntcarin.com.
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About the Firm
Founded in 2017, Spunt Carin is a boutique law firm situated in Westmount and representing clients throughout the greater Montreal area. Our firm specializes in family law, and we are committed to providing personalized legal services of the highest quality to our clients.
We provide a dynamic and team-oriented workplace designed to foster your professional development while enabling you to make a real difference in our clients’ lives.
Role Description
We are currently seeking a paralegal with 1 to 3 years of experience. The paralegal will be working with 2 to 3 lawyers and will be responsible for handling a variety of tasks related to client communication, file management and drafting. On a day-to-day basis, the paralegal’s key responsibilities will be the following:
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, judicial administration and bailiffs
- Schedule client meetings, interviews and examinations
- Prepare documents and organize physical and digital files for court hearings
- Assist lawyers in obtaining documents and in drafting letters or proceedings
- Collect, examine and organize evidence and other legal documents for lawyer review and case preparation
- Answer incoming calls and route them as necessary
- Perform other ad hoc administrative duties
Qualifications
- Diploma in paralegal technology or equivalent
- 1-3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a law firm or in a corporate legal department
- Strong time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Experience with Practice Panther or other legal CRM
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deadlines
- Commissioner for Oaths (asset)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French. Please note that due to the nature of responsibilities of the position, a proficient level of English is required, in particular to communicate with clients
Benefits
- 3 paid weeks of vacation
- Paid sick days, personal days and medical hours
- Group insurance with employer contribution
- Group RRSP with employer contribution
- Telemedicine program
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- An inclusive and collaborative work environment
- Spacious and bright office spaces
Please send your application to Human Resources at hr@spuntcarin.com
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Responsibilities
Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, court administration, and bailiffs; schedule client meetings and examinations; and prepare and organize documents and files for hearings. Support lawyers by obtaining documents, drafting correspondence and proceedings, organizing evidence for case preparation, handling incoming calls, and completing administrative tasks.
Requirements
Requires a diploma in paralegal technology or equivalent and 1 to 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department. Candidates should have strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite; and excellent written and spoken English and French, with English proficiency particularly important for client communication.
Skills
- Client Communication
- File Management
- Legal Drafting
- Time Management
- Organization
- Multitasking
- Microsoft Office
- Google Suite
- Practice Panther
- Evidence Organization
- Document Management
- Scheduling
- English Communication
- French Communication
- Deadline Management
Benefits
- Three Weeks of Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Personal Days
- Paid Medical Hours
- Group Insurance with Employer Contribution
- Group RRSP with Employer Contribution
- Telemedicine Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Inclusive and Collaborative Work Environment
- Spacious and Bright Office Spaces
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Categories
- Legal
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Paralegal
- Family Law
- Client Communication
- Opposing Counsel
- Court Administration
- Bailiffs
- File Management
- Legal Drafting
- Court Hearings
- Evidence Organization
- Case Preparation
- Microsoft Office
- Google Suite
- Practice Panther
- Paralegal Technology Diploma
- Commissioner for Oaths
- English
- French
- Law Firm
- Corporate Legal Department