Legal Assistant – Litigation
Posted 5 years ago
The successful candidate will be responsible in providing legal and administration support, as follows:
Position Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze documentation with the view to determining privilege and relevance and preparing Affidavits of Records
- Document management within an electronic database – importing documents into a database via load files or as evidence, preparing production sets, exporting production sets for exchange with opposing counsel, importing and working with transcripts, etc.
- Review transcripts for key content and collecting and maintaining responses to undertakings
- Create and maintain binders (pleadings, production, questioning, and expert)
- General administrative tasks including office and file management
Position Qualifications
- Possess at least 3 years of experience in litigation, preferably insurance defense litigation
- Have working experience with litigation database software (e.g. Eclipse) with ability to adapt to new systems and technology
- Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently and to multi-task and prioritize
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of working styles
- Understanding of basic accounting principles
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office programs
- Excellent communication skills – must speak, read and write English fluently