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Insurance Defense Legal Assistant
Forge Recruitment
🇨🇦 Canada
Hybrid
1 week ago
- Windows
- Outlook
- Excel
1 week ago
Forge Recruitment is currently conducting a search for an Insurance Defence Legal Assistant to join an innovative and forward-thinking litigation law firm. Based in Downtown Toronto, this is a great opportunity to join a firm that places emphasis on work-life balance.
Your Responsibilities
- Schedule and manage appointments, court appearances, and meetings for lawyers.
- Proactively handle multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and communicate with team members, clients, and opposing counsel.
- Liaise with courts and tribunals to ensure compliance with filing deadlines and procedures.
- Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents, including pleadings, and correspondence.
- File and organize legal documents while maintaining compliance with firm protocols.
- Maintain and organize electronic client files, adhering to established processes.
- Process disbursement invoices.
- Track deadlines and court dates.
- Act as a point of contact for clients, responding to inquiries and providing updates on case progress under lawyers' direction.
- Ensure client confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
- Assist with other lawyers' practices when necessary.
What You Bring
- Minimum 2+ years as a Legal Assistant in insurance defence (or closely related litigation).
- Proficiency with Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).
- Excellent written and verbal communication; strong attention to detail and organization.
- Proven ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
- Discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information; strong client service.
- Experience with practice management or litigation support tools such as LEAP, Primafact, GhostPractice, ACL (or similar).
- Strong troubleshooting skills; comfort with basic tech support for documents and e-filings.
- Initiative, ownership mindset, and collaborative working style.
$60,000 - $70,000
Next Steps
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.
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