Bilingual Legal Assistant

Amynta Group • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

The Legal Administrative Assistant will provide administrative and organizational assistance to the Managing Counsel and Law Clerk and will be responsible for the day-to-day support and regulatory tasks within the Legal & Compliance Department.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience working in a legal or similar environment
• Legal or Administrative Diploma / Certificate
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Enthusiastic, proactive, can-do attitude; with the ability to multi-task in response to changing priorities throughout the day
• Sound business judgment including the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Strong attention to detail and desire to provide a high degree of accuracy in work product
• Motivated and resourceful, with the ability to take initiative, work independently and in a team setting
• Eagerness to learn and develop skills

Nice To Haves

• Regulatory / Insurance background
• Bilingual (English and French)
• Experience in the Automotive industry
• Experience with SAP Concur system

Responsibilities

• Contract approval process management
• Assisting with records retention management
• Assisting with preparing power point presentations for legal training and compliance
• Liaising with third parties to gather information
• Accurately prepare legal documents and correspondence
• Organizing and expediting flow of work, initiating any follow-up as appropriate
• Working proactively in the day-to-day support of Managing Counsel and Law Clerk including file maintenance, reminder system and managing expense reports
• Using initiative and good judgment to relieve Managing Counsel and Law Clerk of administrative tasks
• Other duties as assigned by professionals

Benefits

• The Amynta Group (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any ground of discrimination protected by applicable human rights legislation.
• The information collected is solely used to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
• Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable human rights and accessibility legislation.
• A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment to processes, procedures, methods of conveying information and/or the physical environment, which may include the provision of additional support, in order to remove barriers a candidate may face during recruitment such that each candidate has an equal employment opportunity.
• The Company will accommodate a candidate to the point of undue hardship.
• Please inform the Company's personnel representative if you require any accommodation in the application process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree