Brief description: Supporting lawyers and other legal professionals with various tasks, including drafting and reviewing documents, communicating with clients, preparing hearings, trials, and meetings, and organizing and maintaining files. Consider yourself an extension of the lawyer as it relates to client management. You are part of a client team--expect to create a relationship with the client. Duties: ·General administrative and clerical duties, from answering phones to organizing files and making copies ·Maintaining calendars, scheduling appointments, and completing documents ·Preparing, drafting, editing, and distributing legal documents, cheques and correspondence ·Communicating with clients, opposing counsel, other parties and court officials ·Assisting with billing and accounting services ·Establishing and maintaining client relationships ·Establishing, implementing, and improving existing workflows and administrative procedures ·Performing general office administrative tasks ·Entering lawyers’ time and expenses ·Managing client files, from opening to closing and assisting with storage of closed files ·Creating and maintaining an efficient bring-forward system ·Entering data and maintaining accuracy of legal management database, Cosmolex ·Attending the Courthouse, banks and other professional service establishments, as required ·Other duties as requested Benefits: Dental care Extended health care Employee Assistance Provider Vision care Paid time off Continuing Legal Education opportunities and resources