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With a legacy spanning over 130 years, this leading Canadian law firm is recognized for its deep expertise in business law. It serves a wide spectrum of clients—from innovative start-ups to global enterprises—across Canada and internationally. The firm is known for its strength in transactional, advocacy, and advisory services, consistently earning accolades from respected legal directories such as Chambers, Lexpert, and Best Lawyers.

Your new role

• Preparing intellectual property documents from written, oral and taped instructions and precedents.
• Preparing Affidavits and litigation documents and scheduling court attendances.
• Drafting routine correspondence on behalf of lawyers, applying proofreading and editing skills to documents and correspondence.
• Entering dockets and preparing accounts.
• Obtaining information and instructions from clients and forwarding to lawyer.
• Assisting in the management of lawyer’s practice, i.e., opening files, arranging meetings, scheduling hearing dates with government bodies and/or representatives, arranging travel and/or accommodations.
• Managing bring forward system and keeping lawyers apprised of matters in office.
• Coordinating and monitoring administrative functions to ensure completion of work accurately and within established time frames.
• Assembling information and maintaining records of lawyers’ and/or firm’s involvement with conferences, organizations and client development initiatives.
• Providing support to other lawyers and staff as required and requested.

What you'll need to succeed

• College Diploma in Legal Administration.
• A minimum of 5 years legal assistant experience specializing in IP, Trademarks and Litigation.
• Understanding of Federal and Superior court procedures.
• Knowledge and familiarly with Pattsy, Kofax/Adobe, ACL, iPro/Eclipse, Titan File and CaseLine.
• Proficient in MS Office 365 with strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong administrative and organizational skills as well as above average attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure, be flexible and adapt to changing situations easily.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and exhibit sound judgment.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team.

What you'll get in return

Great job opportunity to grow your skills in with a highly reputable law firm.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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