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Employment & Labour Legal Assistant
Forge Recruitment
🇨🇦 Canada
Hybrid
1 week ago
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1 week ago
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Our client is a leading Canadian law firm with a strong national presence, and we are assisting with their search for an experienced Employment & Labour Legal Assistant to join their Toronto team.
About the Role
- Drafting and preparing legal documents, agreements and correspondence using lawyer instructions and precedents.
- Preparing and organizing litigation materials, including affidavits, motion records, factums and books of authorities.
- Coordinating the service and filing of legal documents with courts, the OLRB and HRTO.
- Managing lawyer calendars, hearings, meetings, travel arrangements and other practice-related matters.
- Communicating with clients to obtain information and instructions and ensuring lawyers are kept informed.
- Maintaining bring-forward systems, tracking deadlines and following up on outstanding matters.
- Providing proactive administrative and legal support while managing multiple priorities and ensuring work is completed accurately and on time.
The firm offers a competitive compensation package ranging between $60,000 - $80,000, a generous vacation allotment, extended health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, education tuition allowance, a fitness reimbursement program and more!
What You Bring
- 3+ years of legal assistant experience, ideally within a litigation or Employment & Labour environment.
- A College Diploma in Legal Administration or a related qualification.
- Familiarity with Automated Civil Litigation (ACL), court procedures, the OLRB and HRTO filing processes.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with lawyers, clients and other stakeholders.
- A proactive, independent and adaptable approach, with strong judgment and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply, in confidence. Thank you for your interest in the position and in Forge Recruitment.
Employment & Labour Legal Assistant · Forge Recruitment