legal assistant

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

• • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word

Additional Skills

• • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Maintain filing system

Work Setting

• • General law practice
  • Property and real estate law

Specific Skills

• • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
  • Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
  • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information

Security and Safety

• • Criminal record check
  • Basic security clearance

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Tight deadlines

Ability to Supervise

• • 3-4 people

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Accurate
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Organized