About this role
*Position Overview*
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Litigation Legal Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will provide administrative and file management support to litigation lawyers, with a focus on civil litigation, collections matters, and employment law. This role is well suited to someone who is comfortable managing competing priorities, working independently, and supporting files in a professional, fast-paced legal environment.
*Key Responsibilities*
* Provide legal administrative support on litigation files, including opening, maintaining, organizing, and closing files. * Prepare, draft, revise, and format correspondence, pleadings, court documents, demand letters, affidavits, briefs, and other litigation-related materials. * Assist with collections matters, including preparing demand correspondence, tracking deadlines, organizing debtor information, and supporting enforcement or recovery steps as required. * Support employment law matters, including organizing documentation, preparing correspondence, maintaining confidential records, and assisting with workplace-related litigation or advisory files. * Manage calendars, diarize limitation dates and deadlines, schedule meetings, examinations, court appearances, and follow-up reminders. * Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, process servers, and other external parties. * Coordinate service and filing of documents, including electronic filing where applicable. * Maintain accurate electronic and paper files, ensuring documents are saved, named, and organized in accordance with firm procedures. * Assist with billing, time entry, cheque requisitions, trust-related requests, and other administrative tasks as required. * Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive client, employment, and litigation-related information.
*Qualifications and Experience*
* Completion of a recognized Legal Assistant program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * Previous litigation legal assistant experience is required; experience with collections and employment law matters is considered a strong asset. * Strong knowledge of litigation procedures, court forms, filing requirements, and legal terminology. * Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage a high-volume practice and competing deadlines. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with careful attention to grammar, formatting, and accuracy. * Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal practice management or document management systems. * Ability to work independently, take initiative, and exercise sound judgment. * Professional, reliable, and client-service oriented, with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.
*What We Offer*
* A professional and collegial work environment. * Varied and interesting litigation, collections, and employment law work. * Opportunities to develop and strengthen legal administrative skills. * Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
*How to Apply*
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter outlining their relevant litigation, collections, and employment law experience. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits: * Company events * Dental care * Disability insurance * Employee assistance program * Life insurance * On-site gym * Paid time off * RRSP match
Work Location: In person