Toronto | 2 + Years

Our client is seeking a Law Clerk with Tort and accident benefits experience to join the team at their Toronto location.

Responsibilities and Duties

• File management from intake through to hearings/trials.
• Drafting written communications and legal documents.
• Scheduling of case conferences, discoveries, mediations, motions, pre-trials, hearings, and trials.
• Preparation of materials for motions.
• Assisting in preparation for hearings/trials.
• Maintaining daily contact with clients, other parties, and counsel.
• Documentation review and production.
• Answers routine correspondence and initiates follow-up as required.
• Arranges appointments pertaining to meetings, mediations and examinations for discovery.
• Prepare files for case conference and hearings.
• Organizing settlement discusses with counsel and/or adjusters.
• Other administrative duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Post-secondary diploma in a legal discipline.
• Licensed Law Clerk/Paralegal Program Certificate or, alternatively, a bachelor’s degree
• 2-3 years Civil Litigation experience, preferably involving exposure to accident benefits
• Ability to follow instructions, be a problem-solver and offer solutions.
• A team player who works well under pressure.
• Able to take initiative, set priorities, and multitask.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal and client service skills.
• Superior analytical, organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English; additional oral and written communication skills in an additional language considered an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PC Law.

For more information or to submit your CV please send an email to kgauthier@zsa.ca reference #31857