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| Location: | Guelph, Ontario |
| Date Posted: | Nov 13, 2014 |
Job Description
Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada's fastest growing national business law firms, with more than 470 lawyers working in offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, Markham and Montréal. We strive to offer each team member a great challenge, competitive compensation/benefits, employee perks, an emphasis on wellness plus, a positive, collegial work environment.
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We are seeking a full time, permanent Legal Assistant for our Guelph office to provide administrative support to a lawyer in our Insurance Defence group, and to assist with other assignments. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, eager and educated legal assistant looking to develop their career in a rapidly expanding area of law. You will need to be exceptionally organized, flexible and able to handle changing priorities, and reliable to your lawyer and other team members. |
Your required skills and knowledge include:
- Handling and prioritizing workload independently;
- Processing large volumes of documents;
- Meeting strict deadlines;
- Excellent multi-tasking skills;
- Problem solving with minimal supervision;
- Communicating in a professional manner with lawyers and other team members;
- Other duties as assigned.
To be successful in this role, you have:
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in a legal environment, with preference given to candidate with insurance litigation experience.
- Completed your college education in legal assistant or law clerk studies program;
- Fast, accurate keyboarding skills; minimum 60 wpm;
- Strong dicta transcription skills and ability to transcribe for various practice groups;
- Strong organizational and time management skills;
- Excellent proofreading skills (ability to check typed material for grammatical, typographical, spelling, word usage and format errors);
- Strong technology skills;
- The ability to work independently, follow instructions with minimal supervision and take initiative; this includes drafting simple letters for review;
- The willingness to learn and contribute to the team.
If you are interested in this position, please forward your resume, quoting the above job title, to swohr@millerthomson.com
