Paralegal Jobs in Edmonton, Canada at Government of Alberta
Role Responsibilities
Are you a self-motivated paralegal looking for a new role where you can actively provide high level paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? If so, we have a Paralegal opportunity with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you!
We are seeking a Paralegal, to support the Corrections Practice Group within the Litigation team.
The Paralegals responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
Providing clear instructions for opening files.
Liaising with the client and contacting the named defendants on receipt of new claims.
Preparing file summaries.
Identify issues on assigned files and conduct legal/topical research.
Request, organize and review client records.
Independently draft and file legal documents (could say “legal documents” or just “documents”) at all levels of court (Court of Justice, Court of King’s Bench, Court of Appeal, potentially Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada).
Preparing affidavits of records including redacting relevant and producible records.
Serve appropriate documents on opposing parties or arrange service of documents in accordance with the Alberta Rules of Court to be consistent with below.
Manage and organize files and voluminous records in preparation for complex court proceedings.
Assist in drafting and formatting Briefs/Factums and have expertise in procedural requirements for documents being prepared and filed.
Preparing lists of undertakings after questioning, liaising with clients and opposing counsel to complete and deliver responses to undertakings.
Preparing and maintaining trial binders.
Drafting and answering routine correspondence.
Uploading necessary records into Prolaw.
Close files.
Maintain diarization of files to ensure timelines are met.
Maintain a current file list.
Preparation and distribution of regular case law summaries.
Create and contribute to legal databases and precedents.
Build and maintain a precedent bank of pleadings, legal opinions, filed written arguments.
Any other duties as requested.
To achieve success in this role, the candidate will need to perform high quality work, sometimes under stress and time pressures, while meeting critical deadlines. The ability to proactively handle many tasks with limited instruction and self-prioritize a high-volume workload is vital. The successful candidate will work accurately and promptly applying correct spelling, grammar, and legal terminology, and must have strong writing, research, and technical/computer skills.
Title: Paralegal
Company: Government of Alberta
Location: Edmonton, Canada
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