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Legal Admin Assistant

Location:	Mississauga, Mississauga, Peel, Ontario, Canada
Job Type:	Permanent
Posted:	4th Mar 2010
Closing Date:	26th Mar 2010
Posted By:	BeneFACT Consulting - Mississauga
Details:
Legal Admin Assistant THE OPPORTUNITY: We are actively seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant with experience in corporate and civil litigation together with extensive knowledge in enforcement proceedings. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic candidate to support our legal counsels and in-house-paralegal. The ideal candidate should be extremely versed in all aspects of civil ligation right through to enforcement in both the Superior Court and Small Claims Court level. The job will consistent of file management, drafting letters, pleading, motion records, enforcement proceedings, various forms of affidavit, among other things. Bankruptcy and collection experience is an asset. In addition, you will work collaboratively with internal clients by providing and maintaining contract services from initiation/engagement through approval and providing contract drafting and reviewing services. THE TASKS: •Drafting and preparing legal documents for or in conjunction with our in-house paralegal and/or legal counsel. •Drafting legal documents including engagement contracts, demand letters, affidavits of documents and statements of claim. •Dealing with client related agreements, NDA’s and all other legal documents •Handling the administration of all contracts in the database THE REQUIREMENTS: •EXTREME ATTENTION TO DETAIL with excellent proofreading/editing skills •Post secondary education in the area of Legal Assistant •A minimum of 3 to 5 years relevant experience within a law firm, paralegal office or any in-house legal department •Experience researching case law using search engines such as; CanLII and LexisNexis •Effectively be able to prioritize and multi task in a fast-paced environment •Strong organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure •Experience with contracts and litigation •High degree of professionalism with outstanding ability to work effectively and efficiently with internal and external clients at all levels of management •Exceptional verbal and written and communication skills •Self motivated with the ability to multi task and drive projects forward •Excellent time management, analytical and problem solving skills •Highly proficient with various software packages. BeneFACT offers a competitive remuneration and a generous benefit package.

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