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Salary: Competitive with Bay Street law firms

Work Week:

• Regular work week is 8 hours per day, 5 days per week (Monday through Friday), for a total of 40 hours

• Daily hours may vary from time to time and may be averaged over a work week

Qualifications:

• At least 2-5 years of relevant work experience

• Post-secondary education preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and relevant practice directions

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing quality work

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment

• Strong experience with calendar and legal practice management

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Experience in Teraview searches and registrations is an asset

• Experience in Relativity is an asset

• Familiarity with document management and docketing software system (Clio), document review software (Relativity) and other specific litigation applications (Caselines, Westlaw, CanLII, etc.) is an asset

• High level of discretion and confidentiality

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support, including file maintenance, preparation and distribution of correspondence, faxes, emails, and court documents

• Filing documents and emails

• Assist with the preparation and distribution of all court forms, including motion records and pleadings

• Manage the issuance, service, and filing of court documents

• Assist lawyers with work flow and file management

• Assist with adjudications

• Conduct title, corporate, execution, bankruptcy and other searches

• Draft pleadings, notices of motion and affidavits

• Review client documents

• Prepare affidavits of documents

• Prepare and register construction liens, certificates of action, and applications to delete

• Keep lawyers abreast of changes to practice directions and court rules and forms

• Such other reasonable tasks as the Firm may request from time to time

Margie Strub is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Toronto, ON M4P 1E4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location: In person