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Toronto | 10 + Years

Our client, a distinguished law firm renowned for expertise in litigation, advocacy and risk management is looking to add a Senior Legal Assistant to their team.

Legal Assistant Duties:

• Working in a time sensitive and fast paced environment
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, Outlook, PC Law, ACL (Automated Civil Litigation), Primafact and Adobe Reader
• WPM 55+
• Managing and maintaining practice of lawyers
• Opening files
• Closing files
• Document and correspondence preparation, drafting and filing court documents
• Scheduling, motion dates, pre trials, mediations, arbitrations and diarizing dates including dates for service and filing
• Scheduling and coordinating court appearances, discoveries and communicating with courts, registries and tribunals
• Scheduling and arranging transportation and/or translation services for examinations
• Maintain lawyers’ calendar
• Following up with BF for files, delegated tasks and upcoming events in the calendar
• Organizing and assembling books of authorities, motion records, court briefs, and other legal documents
• Briefing, photocopying, binding as necessary
• Filing and file management
• Liaise with legal assistants, law clerks, lawyers and clients on file progress
• Managing and reviewing lawyers’ calendars re upcoming events

For more information or to submit your CV to kgauthier@zsa.ca reference #33604