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Job Details

Paralegal

Employer

Bluewave Law

Date Posted

October 30, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $50,000.00 annually
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 29, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Bluewave Law

Languages

English

Education

  • College/CEGEP
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking
  • Air conditioned

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Legal firm
  • Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

  • Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
  • Draft legal correspondence
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Answer inquiries from clients and other company personnel
  • Research legal precedents and gather evidence

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Legal software applications
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word

Area of work experience

Immigration

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Dependability
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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

Interest Codes

Legal Assistants and Paralegals in Law Firms
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information when searching for and studying records and documents

SOCIAL

Interest in assisting lawyers by interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties, and arranging for trials

INNOVATIVE

Interest in researching records, court files and other legal documents, and assembling documentary evidence

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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