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Bilingual Legal Assistant – Audit
McCarthy Tétrault
full-time
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Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- McCarthy Tétrault is a Canadian law firm offering a full-suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world
- We offer challenging and rewarding career opportunities in our offices in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver
- We are recruiting for a Bilingual Legal Assistant for the Audit Team to join our team in our Quebec City, Montreal , Toronto , Vancouver or Calgary office
- The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Legal Assistant and will be responsible for supporting the national audit inquiry team by managing requests and drafting response letters, assisting business law paralegals and ensuring accurate document filing and coordinating tasks among resource groups
- McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment
- The language requirements emphasize English; more than 60% of work in English
- As a Bilingual Legal Assistant, Audit Team, you will be: Supporting the national audit inquiry team by handling audit inquiry requests, including: First response: gathering all relevant information to conduct an audit inquiry and entering it in the national audit inquiry platform; Research and circulation: conducting research on entities under inquiry, reviewing conflict issues, circulating inquiries, and collecting responses; Response letters: drafting response letters for review by supervising legal counsel
- Providing daily support to business law paralegals
- Coordinating and allocating tasks to various resource groups such as document specialists, administrative clerks and billers as needed, ensuring timely completion
- Maintaining and updating professional knowledge and technical skills by identifying and pursuing training opportunities
- Ensuring the quality and accuracy of all work and completing assignments within reasonable timeframes
Requirements
- Legal assistant diploma (or equivalent)
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a legal assistant
- Bilingual (French and English, oral and written)
- Comprehensive knowledge of legal terminology and judicial rules and procedures
- Exceptional attention to detail, with advanced word processing, spelling, proofreading, and editing skills
- Ability to complete tasks with speed and accuracy
- Excellent time management skills to meet tight deadlines; organizational strength and versatility; ability to work under pressure
- Ability to oversee files while adhering to deadlines with minimal supervision
- Highest level of discretion and respect for confidentiality
- Flexibility to work overtime when required
