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Paralegal
Employer
Mission Centre Law Inc.Date Posted
October 28, 2024Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $40.00 hourly
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Work Hours 35 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Nov 27, 2024
Employer
Mission Centre Law Inc.
Languages
English
Education
Bachelor's degree
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
Work setting
Legal firm
Tasks
- Co-ordinate administrative services
- Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
- Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions
- Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
- Receive affidavits, declarations and affirmations
- Administer oaths
- Research records, court files and other legal documents
- Schedule court trials
- Arrange pre-trial conferences and hearings
- Assist lawyers in preparation for mediation and judicial dispute resolutions
- Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
- Record court commencement, trial proceedings and judgements
- Collect and record administrative and service fees
- Draft legal correspondence
- Oversee maintenance of judicial court records
Computer and technology knowledge
- Spreadsheet
- Legal software applications
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Windows
Area of specialization
Court and pre-trial scheduling
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is your current level of study?
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Financial benefits
Bonus
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Team building opportunities
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information when searching for and studying records and documents
- SOCIAL
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Interest in assisting lawyers by interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties, and arranging for trials
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in researching records, court files and other legal documents, and assembling documentary evidence
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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