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| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Date Posted: | Mar 24, 2015 |
Job Description
Siskinds is one of Ontario’s leading law firms. We provide local and national service in virtually all areas of the law including personal injury, business and commercial law, class actions, immigration, labour and employment, family, estates, and litigation. Our team of over 80 lawyers and more than 100 support staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients receive exceptional service.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and detail-oriented. The role reports to seven class action lawyers with busy practices. They are supported by an administrative team including a Toronto-based Litigation Clerk and additional London-based support.
The ideal candidate is a graduate from a Legal Assistant/Law Clerk Program and has a minimum of 2 years litigation administrative/clerking experience. The office is fast-paced, deadline-driven and requires self-confident, self-starting team members.
Core responsibilities include:
Essential skills and attributes include:
Siskinds is a team-oriented, technologically-driven environment. The ideal candidate will be a team player with strong technical skills and a positive attitude.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please email your resume with “General Litigation Assistant “ in the subject line, to humanresources@siskinds.com . Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 3, 2015. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.siskinds.com.
Contact Information:
Siskinds, London Head Office
Attention: Human Resources, 680 Waterloo Street, P.O. Box 2520
London Ontario N6A 3V8 Email: humanresources@siskinds.com
This opportunity exists at our TORONTO Office
General Litigation Assistant
General Litigation Assistant
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and detail-oriented. The role reports to seven class action lawyers with busy practices. They are supported by an administrative team including a Toronto-based Litigation Clerk and additional London-based support.
The ideal candidate is a graduate from a Legal Assistant/Law Clerk Program and has a minimum of 2 years litigation administrative/clerking experience. The office is fast-paced, deadline-driven and requires self-confident, self-starting team members.
Core responsibilities include:
- Front-line client support
- Scheduling motions, booking case conferences, appointments, travel etc.
- Compiling motion records, affidavits, book of authorities, facta, bills of costs
- Drafting correspondence
- Maintaining client information, tracking file development and work with file-management software.
- Performing basic accounting duties (expense reports, paying invoices, etc.)
Essential skills and attributes include:
- Working knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure, Canadian citation style and general litigation practice (class actions experience is an asset)
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work to deadlines
- Strong client service skills
- Strong keyboard/computer skills (primarily Word and Outlook)
Siskinds is a team-oriented, technologically-driven environment. The ideal candidate will be a team player with strong technical skills and a positive attitude.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please email your resume with “General Litigation Assistant “ in the subject line, to humanresources@siskinds.com . Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 3, 2015. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.siskinds.com.
Contact Information:
Siskinds, London Head Office
Attention: Human Resources, 680 Waterloo Street, P.O. Box 2520
London Ontario N6A 3V8 Email: humanresources@siskinds.com
