Family Law Legal Assistant
We are hiring for a family law legal assistant position!
Ricketts Harris LLP is a full-service law firm, and we are looking to add a family law legal assistant with 2 to 5 years’ experience to our incredible group of staff. Our lawyers are leaders in their field and will expose you to interesting and exciting work. This position offers a terrific opportunity to grow your skills, take ownership and leadership on files, and help with complex matters. We also happen to offer a friendly, thoughtful work environment and competitive salary and benefits. Currently, we offer up to two work from home days per week.
If you are passionate about your work and are dedicated to offering the highest quality services to clients, we know you will be the right fit!
Responsibilities:
- Booking client appointments, coordinating arrangements for meetings/conferences and court attendances;
- Putting together briefs and documents for court;
- Drafting general correspondence to clients and lawyers;
- Entering and amending financial information in DivorceMate;
- Composing, transcribing, formatting, and proofreading all documentation for grammar, spelling, and content accuracy;
- Filing and organization of client files both physical and electronic;
- Maintaining calendar and tickler system for deadlines and limitations;
- Handling all related accounting procedures; and
- Miscellaneous tasks as required.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 - 5 years legal firm experience in Family Law;
- Successful completion of a post-secondary legal assistant/law clerk program;
- University degree preferred;
- Familiarity with Family Law Rules;
- Strong technical skills using: MS Office 365, Nuance PDF/Adobe, Excel, Philips SpeechExec Pro Dictate, DivorceMate;
- Strong communication skills and very organized;
- Client service-oriented, self-motivated, and able to take initiative;
- Detail oriented with strong proofreading skills; and
- Team player!
Please forward your resume in confidence to Angela Webster. We appreciate and thank all candidates for their interest in the position; however, only selected candidates will be contacted.
No Agencies or recruiters please.