Careers at Linley Welwood

Construction Law Legal Assistant

To provide support to lawyers and legal staff by managing the day-to-day operations and administrative duties of the litigation department.

Qualifications:

• LAA certificate & minimum 5 years’ related experience
• Strong interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse environment
• High level of integrity and work ethic
• Maintain a professional appearance, demeanor and attitude at all times
• Maintain and model appropriate personal boundaries with clients
• Maintain and ensure confidentiality with all client and departmental files
• Use effective interpersonal skills to communicate complex and sensitive information
• Create and/or maintain construction law precedents

Key Responsibilities:

• File management: organize files, paper, data, receive documents, file documents and vital records and maintain all files in accordance with Linley Welwood’s policy and procedures
• Draft legal correspondence and perform general file duties such as: prepare and file pleadings, court applications, trial briefs, and NOC’s
• Schedule trial dates, mediations etc.
• Manage and move files forward with minimal input from lawyer
• Review and summarize factual materials
• Maintain lawyer calendar, file calendar including BF & limitation dates
• Record time for all files including work such as drafting, legal research, client communications and any other work as directed by the responsible lawyer on the file
• Prepare monthly WIP reports for lawyers
• Prepare monthly time billing for lawyers and client invoices (using Clio)
• Processing all inbound and outbound mail and e-mails

Benefits:

• $38.00 to $43.00 per hour, based on skills and experience
• Health spending account
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Please submit your resume and cover letter to personnel@linleywelwood.com.

Junior Legal Administrative Assistant – Litigation

Our busy Litigation department is looking for a highly motivated junior Legal Administration Assistant with experience in litigation. As the successful candidate you will be responsible for a variety of duties pertaining to the role and providing direct support to one Partner and Senior Paralegal.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal
• Must have strong client service skills
• Excellent attention to details and proofreading skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task & prioritize

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the first point of contact for client inquiries as well as maintaining client contact.
• General administrative duties.
• Draft, review, and prepare routine correspondence, legal documents, court pleadings, and reporting letters.
• BC Online & Land Title searches, and the filing of pleadings via BC Online.
• Invoice preparation-creating, scanning, and delivering of same.
• Preparation of application records, book of authorities, etc. for court.
• Maintain established systems within the firm such as calendars, client files, and BF systems.
• Assists with scheduling appointments and other dates for/with clients, lawyers and court.
• Familiarity with BC Supreme Court Civil Rules and BC Supreme Court litigation procedures.

Benefits:

• $45,000 – $55,000 annual salary, based on skill and experience.
• Health spending account
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Please submit your resume and cover letter to personnel@linleywelwood.com.

All applicants will remain confidential. We thank all applicants for their interest in our positions; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Linley Welwood is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.