Job Description
As a recognized national business law firm, we support, grow, and impact our communities through our work. We help entrepreneurs, companies, and professionals shape and build the Canadian economy.
When you start a career with Miller Thomson, you join a firm that puts its people first. We provide the opportunity to influence the course of your career, community, and workplace with the support and backing of a national organization. While teamwork and collaboration are hallmarks of our culture, we accept and encourage individuality. You can expect a friendly, safe, and supportive environment where your colleagues will rally around to help you succeed.
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We are currently seeking a versatile and committed Legal Assistant to join our Vancouver Litigation team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys a fast-paced and dynamic role. This will offer a broad range of responsibilities and challenges that will utilize one’s strong litigation and practice management skills. This position requires a superstar organizer who has the technical knowledge and experience of handling complex files from start-to-finish.
The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, strong communication and organization skills, with a desire to work in and promote a client-first focused culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Practice administration: including managing email and calendar accounts, electronic/hard copy filing, processing client accounts, and coordinating meetings, appointments, travel arrangements, etc.;
- Drafting, preparing, amending, proof-reading, and serving of correspondence, accounts, various litigation documents (e.g. pleadings, briefs, motion records), and court forms;
- Preparing and maintaining a bring-forward system to diarize court filing dates, meetings, and appointments;
- Filtering incoming calls/mail/email and following up on various information requests, including responding to client queries, and re-routing responses appropriately to ensure high-level of client service and responsiveness;
- Preparing and amending prebills, and sending invoices to clients;
- Other duties as assigned.
What you'll bring:
- Community College Certificate or Diploma, or equivalent combination of experience;
- A minimum of five (5) years experience as a Litigation Legal Assistant.
- Experience in Civil Litigation (Federal and Superior Court procedures) will be considered an asset;
- Strong attention to detail with the flexibility to accommodate work demands;
- Excellent organizational/follow-up skills;
- Proofreading and accuracy are required;
- Excellent ability to learn new computer applications;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment;
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and exercise discretion when necessary.
Compensation:
We offer a competitive Total Rewards package with the expected range of the annual salary to be between $53,879 - $67,349.
The final salary is influenced by location of the job and may fluctuate based on qualifications, skills, and market considerations, ensuring alignment with internal equity standards.
What we offer:
We believe in the importance of a Total Compensation package, ensuring our mix of salary, benefits, and perks are competitive within the market as well as a work-life balance.
Who we are:
Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada’s fastest-growing national business law firms, with strategically placed offices across the country. Our consistent ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice, combined with an unyielding service commitment to our clients and a strong dedication to our lawyers, business services professionals and the communities in which we practice, gives us a unique position in the Canadian legal industry.
Miller Thomson LLP is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries individually, and only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies, please.
Miller Thomson will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent department of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.
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