Our law firm, composed of a team of highly skilled lawyers and support staff located in Calgary’s beltline, is seeking a full-time Family Law Legal Assistant to fill a permanent full time position. If you are proactive and detail-oriented, and enjoy dealing with people and working independently, please submit your resume and cover letter indicating preferred hours of work and salary expectations. Please note that only those applicants being considered for the position will be contacted.
Duties include:
- Type correspondence and documents from dictation
- Prepare, revise and update legal documents
- Maintain client records and files
- Answer telephone, and communicate with clients and others
- Process time entries
- Perform some accounting tasks such as preparing Statements of Account
- Perform administrative duties as required
Qualifications required:
- Experience as a Family Law Legal Assistant
- Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
- Well organized and able to multitask
- Attention to detail
- Excellent proof-reading and editing skills
- Polished and professional
- Demonstrated good judgment
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks based on relative importance and urgency
- Mature, independent and outgoing
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
Work Location: In person
