Legal Assistant
Description
Legal Assistant Opportunity
Law Ville Professional Corporation is growing, we are seeking a Legal Assistant for one full-time position. We are seeking a passionate, energetic, dedicated, team-oriented person. We specialize in immigration and refugee law.
The candidate(s) would provide legal research, administrative support and assistance to the lawyer. Candidates will come with excellent communication skills, work ethics & dedication.
Qualifications
-Candidate must have a law degree and an ongoing NCA process hopefully leading to the practice of law in Canada.
-Must be fluent in English and several African languages
-Passionate to work in legal field and willing to thrive
-Experience as a legal assistant or law clerk is an asset
Job Duties
-Client intake
-Conduct legal research and case laws, legal submissions and other immigration applications.
-Preparing appeal files at the RAD, Federal court, IAD, etc.
-Prepare billing, timesheet, and able to work with legal accounting software.
-Maintaining filing system/ E-filing court documents and other immigration documents.
-Coordinate the flow of information.
-Maintain filing system/ record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences.
-Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents.
-General office administrative duties.
-Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage.
Supervision: No supervision responsibility
Job Types: Full-time Legal Assistant
Salary: 20.00 hourly / 40 hours per Week
Work Location& time: In person/ Monday to Friday (10:00 am – 6:00 pm)
Flexible Language Requirement: French not required/ Proficiency in English and African languages
Asset languages: Fanti/ Twi
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday (10:00 am – 6:00 pm )
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON, M9W 6N5: reliably commute or own transportation.
Education:
-Post-secondary education in law
-Experience and specialization asset: Computer and technology knowledge: MS Word/ Electronic mail/ MS Excel/ MS Outlook/Adobe Acrobat Reader/ Accounting Software
Area of work experience: Contracts/ Correspondence/ Invoices/ Management
Benefits: Bonus, Mileage paid& On-site parking
* Only currently registered YES clients can apply online.