• Communicate with lawyers, team members, clients, and other professionals to discuss assigned cases or projects
• Prepare and receive correspondence with clients, counsel, experts, and other professionals
• Request, obtain, review, organize, analyze, and serve medical records and other productions
• Obtain, review, and organize damage information
• Arrange for the payment of invoices pertaining to the records requests made
• Schedule discoveries, mediation, and other pertinent events
• Maintain files and ensure the file is complete and updated using established firm programs and policies
• As necessary and appropriate, communicate with medical personnel and others involved in the patient’s care
• Draft legal documents including pleadings and motions, affidavits, affidavit of documents, and trial records; file motions and pleadings according to judicial procedures
• Where appropriate, prepare medical chronologies
• Assist lawyers with trial preparation
• Record billable hours spent on specific cases
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in personal injury law
• Experience in an office.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook with excellent keyboarding and grammar skills.
• The ability and desire to work independently and seamlessly transition through a variety of different initiatives and timelines.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while being well organized and thorough with great attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and client service skills.
• Excellent command of the English language is essential.
• French verbal skills would be considered an asset.
• Legal Assistant/Law Clerk diploma/certificate an asset.
• Working knowledge of (i) applicable statutes (OBCA, CBCA, etc.) and business name and registration processes and statutes; (ii) maintenance of corporate records including minute books and regulatory filings an asset.
• Knowledge of eCore, Dye & Durham and Corporations Canada online filing system an asset.