Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation

at  Fasken

WHO WE ARE

Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm and voted Canada’s Best Employer 2024. Our firm’s 950 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, Johannesburg and an office in the professional and retail district known as Taza (/Ta-Zah/) on Tsuut’ina lands. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals.
Our clients interests are paramount in all that we do and we take pride in supporting our communities. We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Legal Assistant Certificate from an accredited post-secondary institution or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 5+ years working experience (large firm experience preferred)
• In depth understanding of business and legal terminology
• Strong technical skills using Microsoft Office 365
• Experience working with 3E, iManageWork, and DocuSign
• Familiarity with basic litigation procedures would be an asset

• Handle all administrative duties such as email and calendar management, coordinating meetings, attending to conflict searches and file openings/closings, preparing expense reports, etc.
• Prepare and maintain a bring-forward system, as well as provide appropriate reminders
• Ensure all physical and electronic filing is organized and up to date on a regular basis
• Prepare engagement letters and routine correspondence
• Liaise with Billing Coordinators for the monthly production of accounts
• Provide backup coverage in the absence of other assistants or team members
• Other duties, as assigne