Legal Assistant, Banking and Finance
at Fasken
Toronto, ON, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 13 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 14 Mar, 2024 | N/A | Completion,Docusign,Imanage,Working Experience | No | No |
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Description:
The successful candidate will independently manage the daily activities of up to four (4) legal professionals in the Banking and Finance practice group. The role has a dual reporting relationship with the legal professionals in the share and the Manager, Legal Assistant Services.
Hours of work are from 9 am to 5 pm. Occasional pre-authorized overtime may be required to meet client needs. This is a hybrid position.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Completion of a post-secondary Legal Assistant or Law Clerk program
- A minimum two (2) years’ working experience in a law firm environment (large law firm experience preferred)
- In-depth understanding of business and legal terminology
- Strong technical skills using MS Office 365
- Experience working with 3E, Intapp, iManage and DocuSign considered an asset
Responsibilities:
- Handle all administrative duties such as email and calendar management, coordinating meetings, booking boardrooms, processing incoming and outgoing mail, processing invoices, coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing expense reports
- Assist with all arrangements for closings, including preparing and updating closing folders, assisting with the preparation of closing books from documents provided and providing administrative support during closings, as necessary
- Ensure all physical and electronic filing is organized and up to date on a regular basis
- Under legal professional supervision, prepare initial drafts of correspondence, banking/finance documents, and critical date lists, based on precedents and/or instructions
- Liaise with Billing Coordinators for the monthly production of accounts
- Prepare and maintain a bring-forward system as well as provide appropriate reminders
- Delegate tasks to, and coordinate with, other administrative departments
- Provide backup coverage in the absence of other assistants
- Other duties, as assigned
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Legal Services
Legal
Legal Services
Diploma
Law, Legal Assistant
Proficient
1
Toronto, ON, Canada