Administrative assistant, legal

  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English or French
  • 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: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

  • General law practice
  • Criminal law

Tasks

  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Maintain filing system
  • 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
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Office
  • Quick Books
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

Area of work experience

  • Contracts
  • Correspondence
  • Invoices
  • Reports and records
  • Management

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large caseload

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Ability to multitask

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
  • What is your current field of study?
  • What is your current level of study?

Financial benefits

  • Gasoline paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

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.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
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Montréal, QC H2Y 1A3, Canada
CA$33.10 per hour

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