Diamond and Diamond Lawyers have served clients across Canada for 40 years practicing in Personal Injury Law. Be a part of our dynamic team to help ensure each client receives the attention and receives the compensation they deserve!
We currently have a full-time opening for a Legal Assistant to support our Personal Injury, Class Action and Civil Litigation Team.
The successful candidate will assume a position of responsibility, including:
- Perform legal assistant responsibilities from file opening to closing
- Review incoming correspondence and draft responses
- Draft pleadings, correspondence and related documents
- Schedule or assign to support staff for appointments, trial, case planning conferences, applications, etc
- Assign tasks to Scheduling Coordinators or Intake Team as needed
- Maintain file organization
- Maintain bring forward system and court diary
- Handle associated legal administrative assistant tasks
Our ideal candidate is a motivated and diligent self-starter who works well with a team, exhibits a proactive work style and positive approach to problem solving, is detail oriented and organized, displays exceptional analytical abilities, brings strong communication skills.
To be considered, you must have:
- Strong working knowledge of court rules and procedures
- Excellent word processing skills (MS Word, Outlook)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Has a high level of accuracy and proof-reading
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: From $48,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
Flexible Language Requirement:
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Legal Assistant: 1 year (required)
- Personal Injury Law: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2023-10-12
Expected start date: 2023-10-23
