Paralegal
DWF
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Calgary • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Document management: Organizing voluminous documents, including utilizing document management software if applicable
- Analyzing documents for relevance, for producible and privileged purposes
- Drafting Affidavits of Documents and serving on appropriate parties
- Receiving, reviewing and organizing opposing parties’ documents
- Reviewing and summarizing records
- Reviewing discovery transcripts, drafting Refusals and Undertakings Charts, requesting answers to undertakings, following up, etc.
- Preparing expert briefs for specialists/experts with relevant documentation
- Trial preparation
- Drafting pleadings– including but not limited to Statements of Defence, Third Party Claims, etc.
- Drafting motion materials including Notices of Motion, Costs Outline, Bill of Costs, Orders, etc.
- Preparing mediation/pre-trial briefs
- Providing general assistance to the lawyer dependent on the lawyer’s needs, including but not limited to drafting correspondence on lawyer’s behalf, tracking the status of the lawyer’s files, conducting court searches, etc.
- Legal and other research as requested by lawyer
- Communicating with clients, opposing parties and court staff
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of Paralegal experience
- Experience within general insurance/Construction litigation is preferred
- Paralegal Certificate or Diploma
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills
- You should be a team player who is proactive, able to handle a busy workload and has a keen eye for details.
Benefits
- a wellness allowance for fitness expenses;
- an annual education/tuition allowance;
- flexible health and dental coverage;
- long term disability insurance;
- personal days to help balance outside commitments;
- employee assistance program;
- monetary incentive for employee referrals;
- casual day every Friday
- Extended Health benefit, Dental coverage, LTD, DI, wellbeing allowance, casual dress code, early finish ahead of statutory holidays and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
document managementanalyzing documentsdrafting affidavitsreviewing discovery transcriptsdrafting pleadingspreparing mediation briefslegal researchtrial preparationdrafting motion materialsorganizing documents
Soft skills
analytical skillsinterpersonal skillsteam playerproactiveattention to detailability to handle busy workloadcommunication skills
Certifications
Paralegal CertificateParalegal Diploma