Legal assistant / paralegal needed to join team at busy and personable, small law firm, for immediate hire. This position is on-site only and is NOT remote. We are family-friendly, we know that being human and having a good life is important to all of us, and we strive to provide excellent service to our clients. Our firm is happily an equal opportunity employer. Prior high level administrative/paralegal/legal assistant law firm experience is required. Spanish language skills would be valued, though not necessary.
This position is for immediate hire and will provide support to our litigation attorneys, focusing on family law, criminal defense and personal injury. We offer a strong base salary with eligibility for benefits, after initial period of employment. Office hours are daytime, paid on an hourly basis. We are open to part-time or a regular work week, between 20 and 36 hours per week, a three day (part-time) up to five day work week, as we value having a life outside of work. The position primarily provides support to three attorneys and one other paralegal and functions as part of a team. Candidates will need to be comfortable and capable of working with people accused of all sorts of crimes and people who are experiencing an emotional crisis. Benefits are available after initial period of employment, TBD.
WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:
Warm and supportive team and environment. We are pretty casual and flexible in the office with the understanding that we are a tight knit, interdependent team, all doing our best to help other people in need of help, and doing our best to be supportive of each other. We have a comfortable office in a large Victorian house, close to downtown Vancouver and uptown restaurants and shopping, with free, adjacent parking. We offer some flexibility with scheduling including the choice of a four or five-day work week (Mondays currently required). Competitive compensation package. We pride ourselves in our caring and attentive service to clients and our clients generally love us.
QUALITIES WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Extremely organized and diligent.
- Great follow-through.
- Hardworking.
- Friendly.
- Assertive, good at communicating.
- Good at taking direction and listening.
- Strong writing skills.
- Prompt and dependable.
- Down to earth and open-minded, and embrace diversity.
- Energetic and able to multi-task.
- Excellent customer service attitude.
- Will thrive in a fast paced environment but remain focused when things slow down.
- Able to successfully manage deadlines and calendars.
Job responsibilities include: general office support; answering phones; drafting pleadings, merge forms and other documents; interacting with court clerks, government staff, and opposing counsel and their staff for scheduling and general legal support; scheduling and calendaring court dates, interviews and other appointments for attorneys; maintaining a scheduling calendar; phone calls with clients; deadline tracking, follow-up tickling and additional legal support tasks.
Please reply by e-mail here WITH A RESUME AND COVER LETTER, explaining your interest, experience and abilities. Please specifically indicate if you have a minimum hourly wage requirement and what that would be. Please feel free to attach a short writing sample to showcase your English and/or Spanish writing skills as well.