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Legal Assistant / Legal Admin
Location Vaughan
Start Date 7/16/2018
Type Permanent
Created 6/27/2018
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Legal Assistant / Legal Admin

Our client, a manufacturer of cosmetics, pharmaceutical, & cleaning products in North America, is hiring a full-time Legal Assistant to assist the legal team with a broad range of legal and administrative management and support work. The Legal Assistant will be an integral part of the legal team, working in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy. 

  • Permanent Full-time Position
  • Location:   Concord, ON

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and edit legal documents and correspondence, and run comparisons to previous versions of circulated documents.
  • Act as first point of contact, review, respond to and direct incoming inquiries to the legal team from the business, external counsel and auditors. Maintain records shared by the legal team and permit access to the business and others as needed. 
  • Organize and expedite the flow of work for the legal team, initiating any follow-up action as appropriate.
  • Organize legal training and materials.
  • Provide general administrative support, including calendar scheduling, coordinating meetings, arranging conference calls and work-related travel arrangements.
  • Assist with litigation management, processing of legal invoices and expense reports.

Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal department. 
  • Experience in preparing and editing legal documents and correspondence.
  • Heightened attention to detail and the ability to exercise sound judgment.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional presentation.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe, Visio, IP portfolio management and corporate secretarial database software.

How to Apply: 

Please send resume to resume@gc-employment.com with the subject line "Legal Assistant"