Bishop & McKenzie LLP is currently accepting applications for a Corporate Legal Assistant to join their team in Edmonton. We are looking for a full time highly motivated person to provide exceptional support to our lawyers and clients. To thrive in this challenging role, you will have excellent communication skills, ability to problem solve and to take initiative within your role. Salary is negotiable depending on the experience of the successful candidate.
- Supporting a team of lawyers with busy Corporate and Commercial practices
- Drafting legal documentation and records
- Preparations of accounts
- Responding to requests for information;
- Opening and preparing new files;
- Processing various searches as required;
- Diarizing files accordingly; and
- Scanning and filing electronic documents
- 3-5 years and direct work experience in a legal assistant capacity
- Strong knowledge of basic legal concepts, principles and terminology
- Data entry proficiency with a high level of accuracy
- Ability to work within/under deadlines and independently of a team
- Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive or private information with discretion
- Superior interpersonal skills to interact with employees, lawyers, clients, departments, external agencies and work as a team player as well as independently
- Proficient in recording time and billing of matters
- Meticulous records maintenance skills
- CORES Level I is an asset
We offer a full benefit package, holiday entitlement in the first year, and an employer contributed RRSP. We would like to thank all applicants; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please send your resume to the attention of Bailey at benglish@bmllp.ca.
Bailey English
Bishop & McKenzie LLP
2300, 10180 - 101 St. NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1V3
E-Mail: benglish@bmllp.ca