Administrative assistant - legal
Peddle Law Gander Office Gander, Newfoundland
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: Will train
- or equivalent experience
- Non-smoking
- General law practice
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Business or corporate law
- Willing to relocate
- Litigation
- Property and real estate law
- Insurance
- Rural area
- Legal firm
- Information technology
- Coordinate the flow of information
- Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Maintain filing system
- Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Sort, process and verify applications, receipts and other documents
- Send and receive messages
- Provide general information to clients and the public
- Label files according to retention and disposal schedules
- Label, file and retrieve documents
- Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
- Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
- Prepare invoices and bank deposits
- Order office supplies and maintain inventory
- Draft legal correspondence
- MS Word
- MS Office
- Electronic mail
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Financial statements
- Invoices
- Real estate
- Reports and records
- Criminal record check
- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Collaborative
- Analytical
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Morning
- Day
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
Salary: $17.00 to $21.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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