Commercial Litigation Paralegal

Company Name: Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation
Location: Canada
Posted by:

Sonja Simic

Sonja Simic

Human Resources Coordinator at Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation

Join us at WT!

We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Litigation Paralegal to join our Vancouver team. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of commercial litigation experience will be a team player who is proactive, able to handle a busy workload and has a keen eye for details.

Responsibilities:

Document management:

• Organizing large groups of documents
• Analyzing documents for relevance, for producible and privileged purposes
• Creating Lists of Documents and serving on appropriate parties
• Receiving, reviewing, analyzing, organizing opposing parties’ documents
• Receiving, organizing and summarizing clinical records

Pleadings:

• Drafting pleadings where appropriate – including but not limited to Responses to Civil Claim and Chambers applications
• Reviewing Discovery transcripts and obtaining answers to outstanding requests
• Advising lawyer on which specialist/expert to use in various cases. Setting up appointments and providing specialists/experts with all relevant documentation
• Mediations: Preparing mediation brief and outline, if applicable
• Miscellaneous: Providing general assistance to the lawyer dependent on the lawyer’s needs, including but not limited to drafting correspondence on lawyer’s behalf, tracking the status of the lawyer’s files, conducting court searches, etc.
• Legal Research: Quantum research and other research as requested by lawyer

Qualifications:

• Paralegal Certificate or Diploma
• As required, relevant experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills
  
  

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls please.

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice