Date Posted: April 25, 2024
Application Deadline: May 10, 2024
Job Type: Seasonal / Contract
Job Category:
- Business, Accounting and Marketing
Job Start Date: Immediately
Job End Date: July 01, 2025
Job Location: On-site Position (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada)
Positions Available: 1
Salary: $40,000 - $50,000
Hours Per Week: 35
Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY Do you enjoy working in a team environment? Are you an experienced administrative professional looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Do you excel in providing exceptional client service while working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment in which you learn every day? McInnes Cooper is seeking a motivated and proactive Legal Assistant to join our Legal Support Services team in our Charlottetown office for a fourteen (14) month term position. The incumbent will provide high-quality administrative support within our practice groups; working to ensure all clients receive the highest level of service. As a Legal Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- Working in a team environment assisting in the daily functions of our practice groups;
- Ensuring our lawyers’ practices are organized efficiently, and that clients’ expectations are consistently exceeded;
- Being creative, sharing ideas, learning from others, and sharing your skills and knowledge; and,
- Challenging yourself and your team every day and having fun while doing so!
Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:
- The ideal candidate will have a Legal Administration or Paralegal diploma or other related education;
- Minimum three (3) years experience in an administrative role; experience working in Real Property, Corporate Financing and Wills & Estates law would be considered as asset;
- Exceptional technology skills, with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and a genuine interest in keeping up to date with the newest technology;
- Excel in a demanding, high-paced team environment, be highly detail-oriented, and flexible to changing priorities;
- Exceptional communication skills, a special focus on client service and the highest degree of professionalism; and,
- A positive attitude and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment
Other
Our team members have access to:
- Defined-benefit pension plan;
- Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
- Health spending account;
- Personal (wellness) spending account;
- Time for you: o Including vacation, personal and sick days.
- Balancing life: Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
- Our Team – we can’t say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
- Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teams including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Special Events and so many more!
McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process. As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact at Alana Burgess at
alana.burgess@mcinnescooper.com or 902.455.8260.
How to Apply
Submit your application online at: https://www.mcinnescooper.com/our-careers/paralegal-legal-assistant-opportunities/
Company Information
Company Name: McInnes Cooper
Address: Recruitment Specialist
City/Town: Halifax
Postal/Zip Code: B3J 2V1
Province/State: NS
Country: Canada
Website: https://www.mcinnescooper.com/
Company Contact
Contact Person: Alana Burgess
Contact Person Job Title: Recruitment Specialist
Telephone: 902.455.8260
Email: alana.burgess@mcinnescooper.com
