Legal Assistant - Floater (Various Practice Areas)

Legal Assistant - Floater (Various Practice Areas)

Job Category: Legal Support

Requisition Number: LEGAL001392

Posted: March 25, 2025

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Locations

Toronto, ON M5V3M2, CAN
225 King Street W #1500

Responsibilities:

• Floaters are responsible for taking over during vacations and managing overflow; as well as providing short and long-term coverage for Legal Assistants in several litigation practice groups.
• Answering the telephone, scheduling calls, meetings and appointments.
• Requesting conflict checks, opening and closing files.
• Communicating with clients, experts, service providers, and the courts.
• Drafting, sending, and replying to correspondence.
• Compiling, serving, and filing motion records and other court documents.
• Maintaining calendars and an effective bring forward (BF) system.
• Preparing and sending invoices, and communicating with clients about billing-related matters.
• Drafting documents based on precedents, such as retainer agreements.
• Communicating with prospective clients as a first point of contact.
• Completing registrations for various events, conferences, and other programming.
• Transcription of dictation.
• Organizing and submitting expense reports.
• File maintenance and organization including scanning and uploading into DMS (document management system).
• Other duties related to the administration of the practice.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 (three) years of experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in a Litigation role and/or experience in more than 1 (one) practice area.
• Agility and flexibility as this role will require working for a different practice area, team, or lawyer each day.
• Deep familiarity with the Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly as it pertains to service rules and deadlines.
• A keen attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• A strong work ethic.
• Self-motivation, particularly as it relates to anticipating needs and actioning next steps.
• The ability to work effectively on a team and individually.
• Excellent and professional communication skills.
• Experience with technology and working in a remote/hybrid environment.
• Experience with ACL, Case Center, Justice Services Online (JSO) portal, RelativityOne, iManage and/or OneDrive is an asset.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit an application including an updated resume and cover letter to our career portal. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will receive a response.

Benefits of Working at Lerners:

Working at Lerners is both challenging and rewarding. Our skilled Learning and Development team provides training and continued support to all firm members. Lerners is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package:

• Health, Extended Health, Dental and Vision Care