Advantage Personnel is currently seeking an experienced Bilingual Legal Assistant for a highly regarded law firm located in Moncton.  This position is a permanent position and offers a competitive salary.

Reporting to the supervising lawyers, the selected candidate will provide assistance and/or support in all aspects of the office environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce various legal documents as directed by supervising lawyers from both written notes or dictation
• Communicate effectively with clients, court staff, and co-workers
• Process mail, couriers, schedule appointments/meetings and maintain schedules
• Maintain contact database
• Communicate effectively with clients, court staff, transcription services, and various other contacts in a timely matter
• Maintain filing system (paper and electronic)
• Book travel arrangements
• Other administrative tasks as required

Qualificatons

• Minimum five years total legal assistant experience is required.
• Fluently bilingual
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook is required.  Knowledge of WordPerfect, Excel, Powerpoint and Legal Vision is an asset.

Required Skills

• Willingness to learn, exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a face paced environment
• Ability to manage many tasks under tight deadlines

If you would like to submit your resume for this position please contact:

Sarah MacKenzie
Advantage Personnel
smackenzie@onyourteam.com

Please quote competition number BLA0210-CB in your application.