Litigation Assistant

at  The Canada Life Assurance Company

Permanent Full Time
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We are hiring for a Litigation Assistant
Reporting to the Associate Manager, Recovery Operations, you will provide administrative and practice support to the Recovery Team. Applying your education, experience, and business knowledge, you will build strong working relationships, interact with legal team members across our Canadian jurisdictions, and add value by providing efficient, timely and organized support.
The successful candidate takes initiative, has excellent communication skills, exceptional organization skills, the ability to work independently, and collaborates professionally and respectfully with others.

• Work in partnership with a team of litigation lawyers and senior law clerks/paralegals to maintain an effective in-house practice
• Prepare, draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, court documents, and other documents
• Assist in compiling, serving and filing pleadings and other legal documents
• Maintain a diary system, manage calendars, schedule and coordinate meetings
• Schedule Court dates, mediations, independent medical examinations, surveillance, and other investigations
• Review and triage incoming legal documentation and ensure relevant documents are properly stored in the Document Management System (M-Files), and are named and classified in accordance with the Recovery practice guidelines
• Open, organize, and maintain new files by entering all relevant data in Law Department’s matter management system (eCounsel)
• Track payments that the team has recovered and report to business areas accordingly
• Other administrative duties as required, e.g. reporting, processing invoices