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Job Details

Legal Assistant

Employer

OnPoint law

Date Posted

May 25, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Grande Prairie, AB
  • Earnings $3,000.00 to $4,000.00 monthly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 38 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 08, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

OnPoint law

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Maintain filing system
  • Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
  • Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
  • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
  • Draft legal correspondence and perform general office and clerical duties
  • Schedule activities, keep logs, maintain records and prepare reports
  • Prepare comprehensive reports and affidavits and maintain records

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Microsoft Publisher
  • PCLaw in the Cloud
  • MS Word
  • Electronic mail
  • MS Access
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Long term benefits

Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Legal Assistant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Legal Secretaries
METHODICAL

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

Interest in operating computers, and other office equipment; may train other staff in the use of current software

directive

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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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