JOB SUMMARY

The ideal candidate for this position has a strong work ethic, is detail oriented and is comfortable working within a team. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in family law, experience in real estate and estate law (both planning and administration) would be beneficial.

EXPERIENCE

• Ability to diarize effectively and efficiently;
• Ability to use a tickler system;
• Be highly organized and detail oriented;
• Excellent time management skills;
• 3+ years’ legal firm experience in Family Law;
• Legal Assistant/Law Clerk certification from a recognized institution (or additional years of experience);
• Strong working knowledge of all Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive etc.), Divorcemate and Adobe;
• Familiarity with docketing time/Ability to diarize effectively and efficiently;
• Familiarity with all filing rules and practice direction of the Ottawa court; and
• Familiarity with rules about service and filing.
  The position is mostly remote with an occasional in-office day, when required, to assist with client meetings or court preparation etc.
  We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: $55,000.00-$68,000.00 per year

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Legal: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa, ON K2B 7E

• Drafting correspondence to clients and lawyers;
• Putting together briefs and documents for court proceedings;
• Preparing divorce applications;
• Preparing Financial Statements and compiling disclosure, preparing Case Conference and Settlement Conference Briefs, Net Family Property Statements;
• Booking and managing client appointments and court appearances;
• Responsible for service and filing of court documents;
• Preparing Certificates of Financial Disclosure;
• Assistance with preparation for conferences, mediations, etc.
• Managing information in DivorceMate and the firm’s document management system (Cosmolex);
• Composing, transcribing, formatting, and proofreading all documentation for grammar, spelling, and accuracy;
• Filing and organizing files; and
• Additional tasks as required.