Overview
Judicial Assistant Jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at Government of Alberta
Role Responsibilities
Do you have experience providing Executive and/or Legal Assistant support within a challenging and dynamic work environment? Do you want to work with the busiest court in Alberta, assisting Court of King’s Bench in rendering judgments that will impact Albertans? If so, the Court of King’s Bench has an exciting opportunity to provide executive and legal support to justices in Calgary.
As a Judicial Assistant, working in a team environment, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and legal support to up to five Justices of the Court of King’s Bench, including but not limited to:
managing calendars and scheduling appointments
documenting and processing budgetary/claim expenses
typing, formatting, editing and proofreading judgments, including researching and verifying case and statute citations, to ensure accuracy of the finished product prior to filing
researching and preparing correspondence and memoranda of a highly complex and confidential nature
preparing material for court hearings
handling sensitive and confidential information
establishing and maintaining hard-copy and electronic filing systems including organizing and classifying records
handling incoming telephone inquiries and mail
coordinating travel arrangements often of a complex nature
coordinating meetings and conferences, which includes organizing and assembling all documents required
scheduling judicial assignments
performing backup duties for other Judicial Assistants
performing other related administrative tasks as requested
As the ideal candidate, you will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills and will be highly motivated and creative in managing multiple projects with competing deadlines. It is imperative that the ideal candidate has worked solely for at least three executives, lawyers, or judges.
You will have daily contact with the judiciary, lawyers, Court personnel, unrepresented litigants and others. Your excellent interpersonal skills will be needed to liaise with these key stakeholders before, during, and subsequent to Court proceedings.
The successful candidates must act in a responsible and professional manner reflecting the fair and equitable delivery of justice in Alberta.
To succeed in this role, you must have excellent attendance, as well as exercise a high level of professionalism, flexibility, and attention to detail. You will also possess strong leadership skills and have a well-developed ability to work independently. Having excellent knowledge of the court system, court procedures and relevant legislation will allow you to identify and deal quickly with complex technical problems as they arise.
Competencies for this position include:
excellent communication and judgement
time management skills
attention to detail
punctuality
ability to multi-task
ability to work independently and without supervision
conflict management skills
dependability
professionalism
flexible/adaptable
diplomacy
tact
Please to view the job description for this position.
Title: Judicial Assistant
Company: Government of Alberta
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Category: Administrative/Clerical (Legal Secretary), Law/Legal (Legal Secretary)
