Location: Calgary, Alberta
Business Address: Unit 730 1015 4th
Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J4
Salary: $18.75 per hour
Hours to be worked per week: 40 hours per week
Benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Vacancy: 1 vacancy
Education Requirements: Completion of a post-secondary Legal Assistant Diploma
Language Requirements: English
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in a related occupation preferably in a law firm
Terms of Employment: Permanent, full-time
Start date: As soon as possible
Employment Conditions: In-office position. There is no option to work remotely.
Work Settings: Immigration Law Firm / General Office
Transportation/ Travel information: Public transportation is available
Experience and Specialization:
Computer and technology knowledge:
- SharePoint
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
Areas of work experience
- In-depth understanding of business and legal terminology
- Legal administrative work
Personal Suitability:
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Strong understanding of legal terminology
- Able to handle all administrative duties
- Strong grammatical skills, including punctuation and proofreading, attention to detail and able to work independently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Additional information:
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Large workload
Job Duties:
- Handling all administrative duties such as drafting letters, coordinating meetings, processing invoices and expenses, etc.
- Dealing with and responding to client inquiries and conducting follow up as required
- Preparing and maintaining a bring-forward system, as well as providing appropriate reminders
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and coordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments or organizations
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- General administrative duties such as scheduling appointments and meetings, photocopying materials, booking meeting rooms, making travel arrangements, etc.; working with other related Departments/services internally to provide documents and other materials on time to meet client needs
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Ensuring all physical and electronic filing is organized and updated on a regular basis
- Perform other general office work as required including preparing financial statements
Additional Information:
Compensation: Please note that the wage will be subject to the prevailing wage in AB for NOC 13111 at the time of hiring
How to Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to eackah@ackahlaw.com with a subject line of “Legal Assistant” with the information below included:
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Proof of the requested certifications
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?