Legal Assistant

  • Transat
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Feb 16, 2024
Contract Legal Assistant Legal Support

Job Description

Be part of the journey!

Come aboard a committed, caring company that needs you!

Why should you join our team? We offer the pride of working for a local company with international reach, with professionals who are passionate about travel! You'll evolve in a stimulating telecommuting environment where team cohesion is paramount. And of course, you'll be able to take advantage of our travel benefits to discover our destinations on board the best leisure airline in North America!


Job Description


The Legal Assistant will assist the Senior Director in her duties and will be responsible for monitoring department files and projects, as well as performing various administrative tasks for the Senior Director and the entire Legal Affairs team.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in all day-to-day tasks in support of the immediate superior (formatting various documents, typing legal documents, drafting correspondence, contracts, translating documents, presentations, managing the electronic agenda, etc.), making business travel reservations, preparing expense and VISA reports, obtaining payment confirmations from the Finance department when required. Assist the immediate superior on an ad hoc basis with specific projects and requests and provide administrative support to other team members when required.
  • Assist the immediate superior in the preparation of drafts of demand letters, releases, schedules and other documents required to manage litigation files. Prepare the various documents required to obtain all relevant information in class action and litigation files, as well as assist the immediate superior in gathering information and preparing all requested documents to be sent to the various law firms representing us in these files. Prepare correspondence to insurers to notify them of potential litigation.
  • Provide rigorous administrative support to the immediate superior in large-scale investigations with regulatory authorities.
  • Support the immediate superior in the development of the various steps and the preparation of the various documents required in anticipation of the Audit Committee meetings for 2023-2024. Ensure that requests from the president of the Audit Committee and its members are carried out in a timely manner.
  • Open and file documents (new and in progress) punctually in their respective folders in the electronic legal affairs directory.
  • Perform all other tasks related to the position.

Qualifications
  • Recognized studies in legal secretarial or the equivalent or a legal technique.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position;
  • Litigation experience (an asset);
  • Organizational sense, efficiency, rigour and autonomy;
  • Ability to work on multiple files while adapting to new priorities and meeting deadlines;
  • Ability to work individually (with minimum supervision) or in a team;
  • Essential bilingualism (fluency in oral and written French and English),
  • Excellent writing and presentation skills;
  • Discretion, professionalism and resourcefulness;
  • Excellent knowledge of Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel and PowerPoint;
  • Knowledge of Spanish (an asset).

Additional Information  


Employment Equity

At Transat, we foster an environment where inclusiveness, respect and equity reign. We endeavour to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers as well as the communities to which we travel. We encourage women, members of visible minorities, ethnic minorities, aboriginal peoples as well as people with disabilities to submit their candidacy. Transat will accommodate people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, please contact us in order to work together in meeting adequately your needs.