Junior Paralegal

Norton Rose Fulbright • Calgary, AB

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is currently seeking a full-time Junior Paralegal in our Litigation Support Department in the Calgary office. This role will report to the Team Lead, Litigation Support. The successful candidate will work in conjunction with our Litigation Paralegal team and will be responsible for the preparation of legal documentation related to Litigation and Collections. Candidates are required to have a high level of organization, initiative and time management skills.

Requirements

• Graduate of a recognized legal assistant or paralegal program or equivalent experience
• Prior law firm experience of at least 2 years in the litigation practice area
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work well under pressure while paying attention to details
• Ability to prioritize work and willingness to take initiative
• Flexible to work with changing priorities
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Demonstrated diplomacy and tact in difficult situations
• Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality and discretion

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Relativity, Open Text eDiscovery or other eDiscovery tools would be an asset

Responsibilities

• Draft of routine non-complex litigation documents
• Provide support to litigation team.
• Provide litigation support to litigation paralegals and professionals in preparation for experts, questioning, trials, undertaking responses, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of document production, including sorting, organizing and data entry (metadata coding) of documents in various litigation software programs
• Organization and preparation of trial binders, pleadings and undertaking binders
• Scanning of client materials into electronic format
• Liaising between the paralegals, professionals and administrative assistants at all levels
• Overall maintenance of client files as designated
• Working proactively in the day-to-day support of the paralegal team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees