ONSITE-Legal Assistant, Floater Resource Team

Base Salary Range: $63000 - $70000

Job Title: ONSITE-Legal Assistant, Floater Resource Team
Job ID: 79685
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia


What you will be doing:

• Providing assistance to lawyers during periods of vacation and other absences of legal assistants

• Liaising with other legal assistants, paralegals, lawyers and clients regarding file progress

• Drafting and transcribing legal documents, basic pleadings and correspondence

• Fielding client inquiries

• Managing bring-forward system for tasks and appointments

• Organizing meetings and scheduling discoveries, trials, and other court dates

• Preparing application records

• Keeping paper and electronic files up-to-date

• Preparing monthly accounts

• Conducting searches

• Providing overflow assistance and other various general administrative duties

What you must have:

• Completion of an accredited Legal Administrative Assistant program

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant

• Excellent technical skills including Outlook, MS Word and MS Excel

• Strong spelling, grammar and proofreading skills

• Keyboarding at a minimum or 60wpm

• A good understanding of civil litigation rules and procedures

• Experience with maintaining an effective file management and bring forward system

• Ability, flexibility and openness to providing interim coverage in all practice areas of the Firm

Salary/Rate Range: $63,000 - $70,000


For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com