Description
Litigation Legal Assistant
Cleveland Doan LLP, an established law firm in the White Rock/South Surrey community for over 30 years, has an immediate full time opening for an intermediate to senior Litigation Legal Assistant. The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years experience in litigation, preferably in a broad range of litigation areas, and have a comprehensive understanding of the BC Supreme Court Civil Rules. We have an excellent working environment with great opportunities and will support attendance at future CLE courses.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will assume a position of significant responsibility, including (among other responsibilities):
- Review incoming correspondence and draft responses
- Maintaining an efficient file management and bring forward system
- Meeting deadlines and limitation dates
- Coordinate and schedule client appointments, examinations for discovery and other appointments,
- Drafting pleadings, correspondence and related documents, and filing court documents
- Assisting lawyer in preparing for court
- Providing overflow assistance and various general administrative duties as required
The Candidate
Our ideal candidate is a motivated self starter who exhibits a proactive work style and positive approach to problem solving, is detail oriented, organized and displays exceptional analytical abilities. To be considered , you must have:
- Graduate of Legal Administrative Assistant program
- Proficient knowledge of civil litigation rules and procedures
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and solve problems in a fast paced environment
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Extraordinary customer service, provided in a professional, mature and courteous manner
- Highly dependable and adaptable with a great work ethic
- Strong working knowledge of court rules and procedures
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills with high level of accuracy and proofreading
* Interested candidates may email resumes with cover letter and reference letters to: [email protected]. Although we thank all applicants for their interest in Cleveland Doan LLP, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.