Réviseur ou réviseuse de documents juridiques /Legal Document Reviewer

Clyde & Co • Montreal, QC

21d • Remote

About The Position

The lawyer will be working fully remotely and autonomously for the most part, performing legal document reviews pertaining to huge files related to Construction Law. Regular team meetings will take place either virtually or on site at our Montreal office. This is a fee earner contractual role which may last for 12 to 18 months approximately. Due to the pan-Canadian and global structure of the law firm Clyde & Co and the clients served, legal document reviewers will be called upon to analyze legal documents written in English, in order to extract relevant legal points, among other tasks. More particularly and without this list being exhaustive, legal document reviewers will have to be able to draft memoranda and provide support for the preparation of interrogations within a work context requiring an appropriate use of English. The entire function requires oral and written English skills of at least an intermediate level.

Requirements

• Degree in civil law from a reputable university.
• Member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec.
• 1 to 5 years of relevant litigation experience.
• Bilingualism (French and English) required by the nature of the documents to review with a legal perspective along with the ability to analyse, summarize and extract key legal points.
• Sound judgement and legal reasoning.
• Rigor and attention to detail.
• Diligence.
• Team spirit and collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Relativity, Nextpoint or other document review platform.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and analyzing a large volume of documents and email exchanges amongst parties to a construction project, including technical engineering documents.
• Drafting memoranda on relevant documents reviewed.
• Assisting with the preparation of examinations on discovery.
• Identifying and extracting key documents.
• Attending regular meetings with the team to report on progress and provide guidance on next steps.
• Participating in and supporting the development of case strategies.
• Assisting in preparing for hearings.
• Responding to other related requests that may arise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees