$100 · Legal Assistant

Everson Law located in beautiful Sidney, BC. is looking for a legal assistant with at least 1 year of practicum experience to join our team. For the right candidate, this is an opportunity to cross-train and expand your current skillset as a legal assistant. The ideal candidate has a mature outlook coupled with a customer service background and excellent time management skills. It is preferred that the successful candidate possess an office assistant training certificate or a legal assistant training certificate from an accredited program. The role includes initial support to senior paralegals and lawyers practicing in a variety of areas, preparation of legal forms, filing, handling phone calls/emails, scheduling appointments, accepting various forms of payments and other various administrative tasks routinely performed by legal assistants. Desired Skills: * Outstanding interpersonal, written and oral communicating skills; * Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Outlook; * Knowledge of legal document production programs such as Econvey, Alf, DivorceMate or other similar programs; * Familiarity with Supreme Court Rules; * Overall general office skills including ability to manage calendars and client contact information; * Multi-task and prioritize work and meet deadlines which may change quickly; * Able to efficiently prepare, compile and organize legal and administrative correspondence and documents; * Ability to liaison with court services and agents; * Honest, reliable, mature and self-directed. Helpful skills: * Previous experience in a legal office. * Prior use of Excel and Adobe. The opportunity is intended to be full-time. Part-time may be available with full intention to grow into full-time. Exchange of Flex-time with other team members is available. To apply, please email your cover letter and resume, along with references, to Wendy Everson at weverson@eversonlaw.ca. For more information, please visit our website at www.eversonlaw.ca.