law clerk Oshawa
Job description
Richter Law Professional Corporation is seeking an experienced Law Clerk who has a strong understanding of Criminal Law. You must be organized, have the ability to prioritize and have strong written and verbal communication skills. We are now interviewing applicants. Only those who fit the qualifications of the below requirements will be contacted for an interview. Our positions are best suited to individuals who take pride in their work and understand the importance of exceptional client service.
Primary Duties
- Assist and provide clerical support to criminal lawyers.
- Conduct research and gather facts relating to cases.
- Organize and structure multiple pieces of information into comprehensive data.
- Assist criminal lawyers in preparing case documents and filing.
- Maintain and organize clients’ documents and records (physical and digital)
- Assist and support criminal lawyers in reviewing and processing court orders, subpoenas.
- Maintains client confidentiality.
- Follows firm’s guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Meet with clients to sign various legal documents.
- Organize and track client disclosure.
- Prepare trial notes, trial book.
- Conflict searches, opening new client files.
- Serving and filing documents.
- Acting as liaison among all parties including court or other neutral for scheduling and sharing information.
- Maintain files/records with a high level of organization and skill.
- Maintain calendars by entering and updating requirements, court dates, and meetings.
- PCLaw accounting.
- Prepared to attend court, virtually, in order to adjourn matters.
- Maintain criminal lawyers Legal Aid files, complete with billing.
- Other duties as required.
Knowledge of Legal Aid Billing is an asset for this position.
The ideal candidate for this position must have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team with an emphasis on delivering excellent service to our clients. Applicants should have some demonstrated work experience in Criminal Law. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills, and be able to multi-task.
If you are interested in this position or require more details, please respond with your updated cover letter and resume by June 15, 2023.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $37,000.00-$50,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oshawa, ON L1G 5L8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:
- legal assistant: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2023-06-15
