Hays

Legal Assistant – IP, Trademarks & Litigation

6 Month Contract

Toronto- ONSITE

Responsibilities:

Preparing intellectual property documents from written, oral and taped instructions and precedents.
Preparing Affidavits and litigation documents and scheduling court attendances.
Drafting routine correspondence on behalf of lawyers, applying proofreading and editing skills to documents and correspondence.
Entering dockets and preparing accounts.
Obtaining information and instructions from clients and forwarding to lawyer.
Assisting in the management of lawyer’s practice, i.e., opening files, arranging meetings, scheduling hearing dates with government bodies and/or representatives, arranging travel and/or accommodations.
Managing bring forward system and keeping lawyers apprised of matters in office.
Coordinating and monitoring administrative functions to ensure completion of work accurately and within established time frames.
Assembling information and maintaining records of lawyers’ and/or firm’s involvement with conferences, organizations and client development initiatives.
Providing support to other lawyers and staff as required and requested.

Must haves:

College Diploma in Legal Administration.
A minimum of 5 years legal assistant experience specializing in IP, Trademarks and Litigation.
Understanding of Federal and Superior court procedures.
Knowledge and familiarly with Pattsy, Kofax/Adobe, ACL, iPro/Eclipse, Titan File and CaseLine.
Proficient in MS Office 365 with strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Strong administrative and organizational skills as well as above average attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure, be flexible and adapt to changing situations easily.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and exhibit sound judgment.
Exceptional communication skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team.

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