Legal assistant in litigation

Our client who works in the legal field (real estate law, construction, commercial affairs and immigration) wishes to add a person to the position of legal assistant.

Young office lawyers, well located in the Lanaudière region, dynamic, human and above all, growing!

If you are the type who wants to learn everything surrounded by experienced lawyers, work in a modern and friendly, you are in the right place!


Main tasks to be performed:< /b>

Prepare draft letters and procedures at the request of the lawyer

Write letters or legal procedures

Notify and produce legal procedures

File the procedures to the digital Registry or via bailiffs or any other means (Purolator)

Carry out research on Soquij, Land Registry, Business Registrar, Bankruptcy Superintendent, (asset: legal research), etc.

Prepare the authority books and documents and assemble them

Outlook Agenda: Enter the strict deadlines and other deadlines set out in the Protocol, appointments

Ensure monitoring of protocol deadlines in legal files, files with the lawyer through working sessions or other means

Communicate with courthouses, bailiffs, stenographers, clients, to obtain information, etc.

Reserve, if necessary, the services of stenographers during preliminary examinations and/or communicate with experts

Communicate or respond to customer requests by telephone or email

Organize and keep litigation files up to date

Proceed to open files electronically and physically

Qualifications and skills sought:

Minimum 5 years of experience in the field of litigation

Excellent written French – functional English (a test will be required)

Know the new Code of Civil Procedure of 2016

Ease of writing (test to pass)

Knowledge of legal procedures (test to pass)

Have initiative

Able to work under pressure, teamwork

Attention to detail

Sense of responsibility

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*Only people residing in Quebec and having the position profile will be contacted.