Senior Legal Assistant
- Cartel inc.
- Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Nov 27, 2024
Job Description
Senior Legal Assistant
If you have a solid foundation of five-plus years in legal assistance, we have an opportunity for you to elevate your career in a firm that values innovation and inclusivity. As a Senior Legal Assistant, you'll thrive in a role that offers flexibility—spend two days a week in the firm’s beautiful office and the rest where you perform your best. You'll engage with a dynamic clientele and contribute to forward-thinking legal solutions. For Our Client your professional growth and well-being are top priorities. If you're ready for an exciting new challenge, apply now!
Salary: Up to $70K + Benefits
- Providing legal support to assigned lawyers
- Revising and drafting pleadings, correspondence and filing documentation with administrative Boards and Tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and civil courts
- Scheduling and coordinating meetings, conference calls, and court, Tribunal and/or Board appearances
- Managing deadlines
- Opening, maintaining, organizing, and closing files in a timely manner
- Drafting legal documents and correspondence
- Docketing time
- Managing assigned lawyers’ calendars and task lists
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma, Law Clerk Diploma
- Demonstrated expertise coupled with a minimum of five (5) years legal or Employment Law experience
- Proficiency with the Rules of Civil Procedure and other relevant Board and/or Tribunal processes and procedures, including those of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Ontario Labour Relations Board
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with clients and other professionals
- Ability to exercise good judgment and secure confidential information
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Knowledgeable and proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint and docketing software, including PC Law/CLIO
- Experience working with a document management system within a law firm environment
How to Apply: To apply, please forward your resume to Sabrina at sabrina@cartelinc.com
What is it about Cartel that makes us different?
We have been successfully placing candidates with the leading law firms in the Greater Toronto Area since 1975, which means that we have 34 years of experience in the legal industry. This in turn has allowed Cartel to build and develop close and meaningful relationships with Toronto's most prestigious legal organizations, many of which have become trusted friends and partners over time.
Our consultants have been with us for 10 to 20 years and are among the most experienced and dedicated in the legal field today. Their expertise and commitment are a key element in establishing our reputation as Toronto's most trusted legal authority.
At Cartel, our relationship with our candidates is based on a foundation of trust and mutual respect. We'll take the time to really talk about what's important to you and not just what's available. Our consultants will personally assess your strengths and abilities to quickly identify which positions you would be ideally suited for. We will prepare you thoroughly for your interviews and provide you with honest and detailed information regarding our clients. All the information you give us about yourself remains strictly confidential. Our commitment to you is one hundred percent.
These are but a few of the reasons, which distinguish us from the competition. We're good listeners, just ask your friends - they'll tell you.
Cartel. We're good at what we do.
Toronto's Most Trusted Authority in Legal Personnel.