Paralegal

Work setting

• Company legal department

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Advise clients on legal proceedings
• Assemble documentary evidence in preparation for trial
• Co-ordinate administrative services
• Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
• Interview clients, witnesses and other related parties
• Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
• Write trial briefs
• Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
• 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
• Draft legal correspondence
• Oversee maintenance of judicial court records

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• In-house training from a law firm or law clerk program

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Spreadsheet
• Database management
• Legal software applications
• MS Office
• Database
• Information management system
• MS Excel
• MS Word

Court experience

• Federal Court
• Federal Supreme Court
• Provincial and Territorial Court
• Provincial Supreme Court
• Territorial Supreme Court
• Appeals
• Trials
• Hearings

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)