Description
About Us
At Ratcliff, we embrace substance over style and relationships over rainmakers. Our varied backgrounds, interests, and experience add a unique strength and vision to our work. Our lawyers, administrators, and support staff collaborate and draw on each other’s skills to bring out the best in our work and deliver the best results for our clients.
About You
We are looking for a Legal Administrative Assistant - Floater to join our team. This is a full-time permanent position that will provide you with the opportunity to gain experience and grow within a collaborative team.
Primary Responsibilities
- Providing vacation and sick leave coverage for Legal Assistants, in addition to overload assistance
- Maintaining and managing files; including daily filing, and file organization
- Creating binders
- Closing files
- Assisting with copy jobs and scanning documents
- Managing and preparing meetings and appointments
- Drafting letters, and correspondence
- Prioritizing workflow to ensure completion of accurate work, within established time frames
- Metadata entry
- Scheduling and booking travel arrangements
- Preparing statements of account
- Managing payments and cheques for accounts
- Perform administrative and related duties as assigned and assist others in the department as required.
- Perform a variety of routine tasks as well as special projects as required.
Qualifications
- 1 to 2 years of experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant
- A Legal Administrative Assistant certificate from an accredited post-secondary institution
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to handle a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Benefits
- Competitive Salary commensurate with experience ranging from 50,000 to $54,000.
- Comprehensive benefits package including extended health and dental
- Located in the lower Lonsdale area just minutes from the Seabus
- Supportive, collaborative and diverse environment
- Business-casual setting
- Parking and bike parking
- On-site gym and other amenities
How to Apply
Please send your resume with “Legal Administrative Assistant - Floater” in the subject line, along with a cover letter to [email protected]. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.