legal assistant

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work Setting:

• Property and real estate law
• Legal firm

Tasks:

• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Maintain filing system
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage

Supervision:

Computer and Technology Knowledge:

• PCLaw in the Cloud
• MS Office
• Electronic mail
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

Area of Work Experience:

• Contracts
• Reports and records

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure

Personal Suitability:

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask

Other Benefits:

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available

Support for Persons with Disabilities:

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Offers mentorship, coaching, and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for Newcomers and Refugees:

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for Youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching, and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans:

• Offers mentorship, coaching, and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs, etc.)

Support for Mature Workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers mentorship, coaching, and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part-time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
• Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for Visible Minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities