Departmental Assistant, Labour and Employment Law – Legal Services
Radio-Canada
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Montreal • Canada
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About the role
- Provide administrative assistance and clerical support to legal counsel
- Coordinate office activities and establish priorities and urgent procedures for legal counsel
- Provide assistance throughout all stages of legal proceedings
- Compile basic data to facilitate requests for information
- Prepare, send and follow up on all procedures and case documents
- Maintain agendas, arrange meetings, travel, and conference calls
- Fill out expense accounts and keep copies
- Type, review, copyedit and carefully proofread a variety of documents
Requirements
- College diploma (D.E.C.) in office techniques or equivalent
- College diploma (D.E.C.) in Paralegal technology (an asset)
- Two (2) or more years’ relevant experience as a legal secretary and/or legal an assistant in labour and employment law or litigation matters
- Very good knowledge of the Windows environment, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and email
- Superior French-language skills (spoken and written)
- Very good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- Organization skills
- Interpersonal skills, diplomacy and courtesy
- Ability to be thorough, detail-oriented and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times
Benefits
- Telework/Hybrid workplace arrangement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
administrative assistanceclerical supportlegal proceedingsdata compilationdocument preparationexpense account managementproofreadingcase document managementoffice techniquesparalegal technology
Soft Skills
organization skillsinterpersonal skillsdiplomacycourtesythoroughnessdetail-orientedconfidentiality
Certifications
college diploma (D.E.C.) in office techniquescollege diploma (D.E.C.) in Paralegal technology