Legal Assistant, Intellectual Property + Technology - Edmonton

Legal Assistant, Intellectual Property + Technology - Edmonton

Location:

Edmonton

Closing Date:

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Practice Area:

Our Edmonton office is looking for a Legal Assistant in our Intellectual Property + Technology department. Reporting directly to the Manager, Legal Support Services; this is a role where you will work with a variety of our firm’s team members and will be responsible for assisting within our IP practice. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-sufficient, has high attention to detail, and holds top tier organizational skills.

We place great value in a candidate’s ability to recognize the importance of teamwork and participate in facilitating a culture of collaboration, integrity, and professional excellence.

Duties + Responsibilities

• Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software to prepare correspondence and legal documents.
• Answer the telephone, schedule appointments, book meetings, greet visitors and handle administrative and business details.
• Manage diaries of lawyers and update electronic calendars.
• Review correspondence (including faxes and e-mail), co-ordinate the flow of information and respond to routine inquiries.
• Review and proofread outgoing documents to ensure they are correct and comply with legal procedures.
• Access and use online legal resources.
• Operate office equipment such as voice mail messaging systems, photocopying machines, and computer scanning equipment.
• Preparing engagement letters for new clients and coordinating with Compliance Department with respect to opening and closing of files.
• Perform general office duties as required.

Qualifications + Skills

• 4+ years of experience preferably working in the IPT practice area.
• Recognized 2-year Legal Assistant Diploma/Patent Administrator
• Extremely proficient with technology, database management, software, strong computer skills, eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Strong analytical and accuracy skills and problem solving with minimal supervision.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid working environment; minimum 3-days working in the Edmonton office.
• Normal weekday office hours (35)
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.