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Legal Assistant
(YJ-55432-930234118510)
ASR Law Group
Surrey - BC - Canada
$ 27.60/Hour
Posting Date:
October 25, 2023
Expiry Date:
April 22, 2024
Job Description
Job Title – Legal Assistant
Job details
- Location: Surrey, BC
- Salary: $27.60 hourly / 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employmentFull time
- Day, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: Starts as soon as possible
- Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work Setting
- Litigation
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain filing system
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
- Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- PCLaw in the Cloud
- MS Word
- Electronic mail
- MS Outlook
- MS Windows
- MS Office
Area of work experience
- Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams
- Correspondence
- Financial statements
- Reports and records
- Statistics
- Civil litigation
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Credit check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Older workers, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth
How to apply
By email
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- Letter of recommendation
- Proof of the requested certifications
- Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
- Copy of latest school transcript
- Writing sample
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?