Administrative Assistant - Legal
Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by VLG Lawyers
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Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $27.50 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Jan 29, 2021
Employer
VLG Lawyers
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
No experience
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- Electronic mail
- MS Outlook
- PCLaw in the Cloud
Additional Skills
- Train and supervise staff
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Maintain filing system
Work Setting
General law practice
Specific Skills
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
Transportation/Travel Information
Own transportation
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Large caseload
- Tight deadlines
Ability to Supervise
3-4 people
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to maintain filing systems; and in reviewing documents and correspondence to ensure that they comply with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating computers, and other office equipment; may train other staff in the use of current software
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Interest in speaking with people to schedule employers' appointments, meetings and conferences; in opening and distributing regular and electronic mail and other materials; and in co-ordinating the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations; may supervise other staff in procedures
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