· Extended health care

Job Description

A boutique law firm in midtown Toronto, in business for over 40 years, specializing in litigation, debt collection and real estate matters.

Overview:

The ideal candidate will be able to work well independently but be a good team player when needed.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an inclusive and balanced legal environment. Join us in our commitment to providing exceptional legal services and warm, friendly customer service.

Please note that this role is for a litigation Law Clerk, and we ask that you do not apply if you are an articling student or have long-term goals to be a lawyer.

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all physical and electronic court filing.
• Drafting affidavits of service, demand letters and additional correspondence, including other legal documents as needed
• Providing documents and materials on time to meet client needs, including proofreading legal documents for accuracy and completeness
• Managing scheduling, and handling expense posting to files and billings
• Dealing with and responding to client inquiries, and conducting follow up as required
• Verbal and written communications to opposing parties and lawyers

Core Skills & Requirements:

• Proficiency in file management and organization, including preparing statements of claims and judgements, filing writs, issuing garnishments and preparation of sheriff sale documents
• Working knowledge of court proceedings and preparation of relevant documents, including title search, corporate search, and bankruptcy documents
• Competency in data entry tasks with attention to accuracy and precision
• Extremely efficient and adept organizational skills to manage simultaneous tasks effectively
• Strong grammatical skills, including proofreading, attention to detail and accuracy are a must
• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as problem solving skills
• Knowledge and experience with ACL and GhostPractice, as well as familiarity of litigation
• Understands confidentiality of client information

Experience:

Previous working experience or co-op internship experience is a must (salary negotiable and commensurate with experience)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• Paid time off