Family Law Clerk
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
$70,000 to $100,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $70,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 3+ years of family law clerk experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Responsibilities
- Prepare financial statements, affidavits, court orders, and continuing records.
- Draft family law pleadings, agreements, and other legal documents.
- Assist a senior lawyer in managing a large caseload of complex family law matters.
- Serve legal documents and file materials through the court portal.
- Maintain accurate and organized client files, court documents, and records.
- Manage competing deadlines and ensure timely completion of legal documentation.
- Provide proactive legal and administrative support while maintaining strict client confidentiality.
- 3+ years of family law clerk experience.
- Completion of a Law Clerk program or paralegal certification with family law coursework.
- Strong experience preparing financial statements, affidavits, pleadings, and continuing records.
- Proficiency in DivorceMate, PCLaw, LEAP, DocuSign, and Adobe.
- Experience with electronic court filing and service of legal documents.
- Ability to work independently and support a busy senior lawyer handling complex files.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare and draft family law financial statements, affidavits, court orders, pleadings, agreements, and other legal documents, and file or serve materials electronically. Support a senior lawyer managing complex family law matters by maintaining organized client and court records, meeting deadlines, and providing proactive legal and administrative assistance while protecting client confidentiality.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of family law clerk experience and completion of a Law Clerk program or paralegal certification with family law coursework. Candidates should have strong family law document preparation skills, experience with electronic court filing and service, proficiency in DivorceMate and legal practice software, and excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
Skills
- Family Law Drafting
- Financial Statements
- Affidavits
- Court Orders
- Continuing Records
- Legal Pleadings
- Legal Agreements
- Complex File Management
- Electronic Court Filing
- Service Of Legal Documents
- DivorceMate
- PCLaw
- LEAP
- DocuSign
- Adobe
- Client Confidentiality
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Legal
- Administrative
Keywords
- Family Law
- Law Clerk
- Law Clerk Program
- Paralegal Certification
- Family Law Coursework
- Financial Statements
- Affidavits
- Court Orders
- Continuing Records
- Pleadings
- Legal Agreements
- Complex File Management
- Electronic Court Filing
- Legal Document Service
- DivorceMate
- PCLaw
- LEAP
- DocuSign
- Adobe
- Client Confidentiality
- Caseload Management
- Deadline Management
- Client Files
- Court Documents
- Legal Services