Overview
Legal Assistant III Jobs in Calgary, Canada at Sécurité Nationale Compagnie d’Assurance
Job Overview
Work Location:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hours:
35
Line of Business:
Legal
Pay Details: $49,050 – $73,600 CAD
Responsibilities
- Prepares, through transcription of written or recorded documents, complex legal documents such as correspondence, factums, motions, summonses, etc.
- Drafts standard legal documents, correspondence and pleadings for review by lawyer(s). Edits grammar, punctuation and spelling as needed.
- Exercises initiative and judgment in lawyer’s absence, such as negotiating extensions of time and prioritizing diverse incoming communications.
- Manages lawyer’s calendar, schedules appointments, coordinates appearances, and resolves scheduling conflicts on own initiative.
- Answers a wide variety of telephone inquiries based on case knowledge and responds to inquiries exercising good judgment and discretion.
- Composes complex (non‑technical) correspondence.
- Establishes, maintains, and when necessary, revises lawyer’s files.
- Performs research, reviews and prepares documents in accordance with project objectives and in consultation with lawyer, law clerk or legal office manager.
- Provides training to legal assistants and can answer technical questions; may also train lawyers, law clerks and other office personnel.
- Proposes, develops and maintains standard office precedents and procedures.
- Performs additional duties as requested, including:
- Reception relief.
- Maintains lists of witnesses, subpoenas, fees, etc.
- Requests fees for payment from claims department.
- Participates in arranging lawyer’s files for easy access during trials.
- Informs witnesses of scheduled court appearances.
- Other miscellaneous duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- Responsible for answering questions and providing guidance and training for less experienced legal assistants; may serve as a group leader, coordinate workflow and review completed work of other legal assistants.
Qualifications
- College diploma in legal secretarial and 5+ years of litigation experience.
- Ability to proof and edit legal documents.
- Self‑starter, capable of working productively under pressure.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and client‑service skills, professional and positive demeanor.
- Superior organizational and priority‑setting skills, strong work ethic and ability to multi‑task.
- Ability to think conceptually and exercise creative problem‑solving skills.
- Intermediate MS Office skills; knowledge of standard office equipment and word processing.
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Title: Legal Assistant III
Company: Sécurité Nationale Compagnie d’Assurance
Location: Calgary, Canada
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