Legal Assistant

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About us

Youngman Law is a boutique law firm located in midtown Toronto, in business for over 40 years, specializing in litigation, debt collection and real estate matters.

Overview:

We are seeking a quick learner with a positive attitude to join our team. The role will act as Legal Assistant to Senior Lawyer.

The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, a friendly demeanor, keen attention to detail, and the ability to multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment. This job is for you if you love to help keep a company organized and efficient.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an inclusive and balanced legal environment. Join us in our commitment to providing exceptional legal services and warm, friendly customer service.

Role Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Ensuring all physical and electronic court filing is accomplished

· Drafting affidavits of service, demand letters and additional correspondence, including other legal documents as needed

· Providing documents and materials on time to meet client needs, including proofreading legal documents for accuracy and completeness

· Managing scheduling, and handling expense posting to files and billings

· Dealing with and responding to client inquiries, and conducting follow up as required

· Performing data entry with attention to accuracy and efficiency

Core Skills & Requirements

Proficiency in file management and organization

· Competency in data entry tasks with precision

· Extremely efficient and adept organizational skills to manage simultaneous tasks effectively

· Strong grammatical skills, including proofreading, attention to detail and accuracy are a must

· Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as problem solving skills

· Knowledge of ACL and GhostPractice

· Understands confidentiality of client information

Experience:

• Previous working experience in a Legal Assistant role or co-op internship experience is preferred (salary negotiable and commensurate with experience)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-07-14
Expected start date: 2025-07-28