Do you have a passion for helping others? Do you want to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make an impact? Are you looking for a position closer to home? If so, then this position may be for you.
ATAC LAW is looking to add to our skilled team a legal administrative assistant who has 2 – 4 years of experience working in assisting lawyers with litigation files, in British Columbia.
We are an established and growing firm of 6 lawyers in Burnaby. We are Burnaby’s #1 law firm on Google. We provide an amazing service for our clients, and we expect the ideal candidate to want to do the same.
We are looking for someone who is intelligent, organized, and loves to help people. Your primary role will be to assist the partners and lawyers with their litigation files.
You will also assist with office administration duties including answering phone calls, meeting with clients, receiving mail and other office administration duties.
We are paying an above average salary, for an above average candidate.
You will work in a wide range of practice areas from construction law, to admin law, to criminal law, employment law, estate law and personal injury law.
Some of the perks of this position are:
-Pay: Competitive Pay Depending on Experience
-Hours: full-time
-Work: A wide variety of work so you won’t be bored. You will be involved in many types of files including commercial litigation, construction litigation and personal injury.
-People: Our team consists of genuinely nice people.
-Parking: Free
-Location: South Burnaby, Beautiful walking/running trails near the water.
-Benefits: Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
The successful candidate will have the following skills:
-Excellent Communication
-2 – 4 years of experience in a general litigation environment (i.e. if you have experience in any are of litigation including personal injury, commercial litigation, banking litigation, etc, we are happy to hear from you).
-Ability to independently keep track of dates and deadlines in litigation actions
-Ability to independently file actions and applications with the Court, and to effect service
-Ability to initiate and complete correspondence independently, such as medical record requests
-Ability to initiate and draft legal documents such as notices of civil claim, and chambers application materials based on standard precedents
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing demands and very little downtime
-Attention to Detail is a must.
We are looking for someone who is friendly, outgoing, comfortable speaking with clients, has very strong attention to detail. This is a demanding and challenging position and requires someone who is not afraid to push themselves to grow.
We encourage you to check out our website (and videos) at www.ataclaw.ca and www.ataclaw.ca/chinese so you can get a feel for what kind of lawyers we are to help guide your application.
Please send us your resume and cover letter to the attention of Mike C. Stewart, P.Eng.
Application deadline: 2020-10-30
Expected start date: 2020-11-02
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $44,288.00-$69,347.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental care
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Vision care
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
We have implemented protocols limiting contact between staff and the public through the installation of plexiglass barriers, remote video conferencing and electronic file sharing. We also provide masks, gloves and hand sanitizer throughot the office.
Experience:
office administration: 1 year (Preferred)
legal assistant: 3 years (Preferred)
Work remotely:
No