legal assistant

Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 30 hours per week
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Work setting
Business or corporate law
Property and real estate law
Tasks
Coordinate the flow of information
Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material
Schedule and confirm appointments
Maintain filing system
Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
Determine and establish office procedures and routines
Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
Computer and technology knowledge
MS Word
MS Office
Electronic mail
MS Outlook
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Tight deadlines
Attention to detail
Personal suitability
Accurate
Client focus
Dependability
Excellent oral communication
Excellent written communication
Organized
Reliability
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities