Personal Injury Law Clerk

Siskinds LLP•London, ON

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Siskinds LLP is a leading law firm with offices in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Sarnia, and an affiliate office in Quebec City. We are a growing team of over 240 lawyers and business professionals covering personal legal services, business law, personal injury law, and class actions law as well as over 25 specialized practice areas. We help clients make the right legal choices, manage their legal affairs, and resolve complicated matters. Our culture and working style strive to make our clients’ experiences comfortable, reassuring, and productive while delivering excellence in the services we provide. We are currently seeking a Law Clerk for an existing vacancy within our Personal Injury department. The work will involve serious personal injury tort claims (falls, motor vehicle litigation, civil sexual abuse claims) and accident benefit claims.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience supporting a litigation practice
Post-secondary education (Legal Assistant/Law Clerk/Paralegal)
Above average interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills with the ability to be proactive and follow through
Superior communication skills (both verbal and written)
Detail-oriented
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work to deadlines
Strong client service skills
Strong keyboarding/computer skills (primarily Word and Outlook)

Nice To Haves

Primafact experience would be an asset

Responsibilities

File opening/closing
Drafting documents, reports, and correspondence – providing full and detailed reports, charts, chronologies/summaries
Various tasks relating to statutory accident benefits, including completion of forms, communication with adjusters, etc.
Being the liaison – direct front line representation with clients, opposing counsel, agencies, experts (holding meetings, gathering information, scheduling)
Receive, distribute, and file mail, faxes, and emails
Arranging/preparing for discoveries
Fulfilling undertakings
Other duties as assigned