Legal Assistant

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Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Job Type: Full-time, Temporary (Around 6 months)

Advantages
- Full Time hours (9:00 to 5:00, Monday to Friday)
- Hybrid work model
- Long term contract opportunity with possibility of extension
- Opportunity to work closely with experienced lawyers and gain exposure to complex legal matters

Responsibilities
- Assisting in-house legal counsel in all aspects of regulatory and prosecution-related legal matters
- Manage and organize legal documents, contracts, court documents, and other legal documents.
- Edit and prepare legal documents, including pleadings, letters, and memorandums.
- Schedule meetings, appointments, and court dates.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, managing inquiries with professionalism and confidentiality by e-mail, telephone, fax and mail, including client groups, inspectors and investigators, court staff and counsel for other parties.
- Perform legal research, as required, including locating and retrieving legislation, case law and, other legal resources using a variety of sources and databases.
- Assist with billing, invoicing, and maintaining accurate time records.
- Provide general administrative support to lawyers and other legal staff.
- Other Ad Hoc duties as required


Qualifications
- Legal Assistant diploma from recognized post-secondary institute or suitable combination of education and experience
- Minimum three years of law office experience or professional administrative experience in a law firm
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional and friendly demeanor.
- Proficiency with legal software and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- A Legal Assistant Diploma or Certificate is a strong asset.
- A high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.

Summary
If you are interested in the position, please apply online with a copy of your resume. We thank all interested candidates in advance, but only successful candidates will be contacted.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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