Ranked a Best Employer in Canada for 25 years, Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

We are currently recruiting for the following role in our Toronto office:

Legal Assistant, Corporate

Essential Functions:

Core billing responsibilities (80%):

• Provide billing support across the department
• Create and edit pre-bills
• Generate WIP reports
• Set up new clients and matters within e-billing systems
• Assist with generating invoices
• Liaising with billing lawyers, assistants and accounting to ensure timely issuing of invoices

Back-up administrative responsibilities (20%):

• Provide backup to other legal assistants with the following:
  • Accurately proofreading, formatting, drafting and assisting with various legal and general materials, including: documents, reports, memos, presentations, forms and other items, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with legal processes; checking for appropriate formatting, spelling, grammar, etc.
  • InterAction: keeping client contact information up to date
  • Maintaining Outlook calendars: scheduling meetings, conference calls, travels, and conferences
  • Keeping file lists up to date and taking the initiative to send files to storage once completed

Qualifications:

• Certification from an accredited Legal Assistant program with at least 5 years of experience
• Minimum of 2 years working experience within a multicurrency billing/e-billing processing role
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and work well under pressure
• Ability to handle confidential and non-routine information, with discretion and professionalism
• Exceptional proofreading, grammar and research skills
• Strong attention to detail and superior organizational skills
  
  

Apply To:

Human Resources
Bennett Jones Services Limited Partnership
3400 One First Canadian Place
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, ON M5X 1A4
E-mail:  hrdepttor@bennettjones.com
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