LEGAL ASSISTANT

Duties and responsibilities

• • Transcription of various letters and reports.

• • Draft and edit correspondence, letters, agreements and other documents.

• • Respond to inquiries and billing follow-up.

• • Perform banking and real-estate transactions from start to finish.

• • Management of calendar, customer lists, files and billing.

• • Photocopying, scanning and archiving documents.

• • Organization of travel and meetings.

• • Management of lawyers’ expense accounts, invoices and time sheets.

• • Execution of various administrative tasks as required by the firm.

• • Follow-up on administrative exchanges with the firm’s other offices.

• • Perform administrative tasks such as receiving new business, creating expense reports and data entry.

• • Update and ensure the accuracy of the organization’s databases.

• • Perform general procedural tasks related to the firm’s activities, such as obtaining tax identification numbers.

• • Conduct searches relevant to the needs of the transaction.

Skills required

• • Minimum of two to five years of experience of relevant experience in a corporate work environment.

• • Ability to work well under pressure in a high-performing environment .

• • Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

• • Exceptional (written and verbal) communication and interpersonal skills.

• • Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• • Strong attention to detail.

• • Strong searching abilities (i.e., emails, archives and document management).

• • Ability to work independently and take initiative.

• • Motivated and eager to learn, adaptable and professional.

• • Knowledge of Real Estate transactions up to and including closing books (an asset).

• • Ability to multitask.

• • Strong Professionalism to interact with clients.

Application

Are you interested in joining a fast-growing company offering a stimulating career opportunity, working as part of a team in a dynamic environment? Then this is the job for you. Please send your resume to rh@dsavocats.ca.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to learn more before submitting your application; we would be delighted to talk to you.

We would like to thank all candidates who applied. Please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.