(Legal Assistant)
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Day
Salary: To be negotiated, Bonus, Other Benefits, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, RRSP Benefits, Vision Care Benefits
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Edmonton, Alberta (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school, Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Some university
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): In-house training from a law firm or law clerk program
Experience: No experience
Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English
Business Equipment and Computer Applications: Word processing, Spreadsheet, Database management, Legal software applications
Type of Legal Experience (Legal or Law Clerks Only): Corporate
Type of Establishment Experience: Legal firm
Legal or Law Clerk Specific Skills: Prepare legal documents, court reports and affidavits
Notaries Public Specific Skills: Draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents, Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions, Arrange probates and administer the estates of deceased persons, Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilites: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Attention to detail, Large caseload
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning
Other Information:The successful candidate must be a graduate from a recognized Legal Assistant Program and possess junior to mid-level exp. in the various areas of law in a private law firm setting.
Employer: Perkins Professional Search Ltd. (Placement Agency)
How to Apply:
Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.
By E-mail: barb@perkinsprosearch.com
Online: http://www.perkinsprosearch.com
Business Profile: Contingency recruitment/search firm specializing in permanent searches for Western Canada
Web Site: http://www.perkinsprosearch.com
Advertised until: 2011/11/21
