Legal Assistant, 12-month temporary

Copilot Recruitment Inc

Adjoint.e juridique pour un ordre professionnel basé à Montréal, supportant les affaires juridiques et administratives. Collaborer avec des équipes pour gérer les demandes d'admission et de suivi des membres.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeMontréal • 🇨🇦 CanadaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong clerical and administrative capabilities, with expertise in legal research, document preparation, and regulatory compliance. Proficient in both French and English, with a solid understanding of Microsoft Office tools and organizational skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Legal ResearchDocument PreparationRegulatory ComplianceBilingual CommunicationMicrosoft Office Suite

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Hard Skills

Clerical TasksCase Law ResearchContract DraftingRegulatory Framework AmendmentsAccess-to-Information ProcessingAdmission Application ProcessingCertificate PreparationDocument Formatting

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationAttention to DetailOrganizational SkillsPositive AttitudeAutonomy

Certifications & Qualifications

College Diploma in Accounting or Related Field

Industry Keywords

Legal AffairsSyndic's OfficeAdmissions CommitteeProfessional Inspection CommitteeLegislative Monitoring

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform a variety of clerical and administrative tasks in support of the Syndic's Office, the Committee on Unauthorized Practice, and the Admissions and Corporate Practice Committee;
Perform case law research on various files as needed, excluding files originating from the Syndic's Office;
Support the Legal Affairs Directorate in preparing public position statements;
Support the Legal Affairs Directorate in member follow-up files;
Contribute to maintaining the legal monitoring program to ensure ongoing legislative and regulatory watch;
Collaborate with legal counsel on legal research, drafting contracts and memos, and amendments to the Order's regulatory framework;
Participate in processing access-to-information requests;
Coordinate the activities of the Admissions Committee;
Process admission applications;
Coordinate and process requests for authorization to practice within a corporation;
Prepare certificates of registration on the Order's Register for the Discipline Council;
Support the Secretary of the Professional Inspection Committee (meeting notices, drafting minutes);
Format and lay out various documents related to regulation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of two (2) years' experience in a similar position;
College diploma in accounting or a related field;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and a good command of English;
Good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite;
Ability to work as part of a team;
Autonomy, rigor, and attention to detail;
Positive attitude;
Strong sense of priorities and organizational skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary;
4 weeks of vacation;
Friday afternoons off;
Flexible hybrid work arrangement.