Commercial Litigation Law Clerk/Legal Assistant

Job summary

Support a busy litigation practice by preparing court documents, managing deadlines and filings, and maintaining organized client files. Assist with client meetings, billing, account preparation, and professional communication with clients, counsel, and internal teams.

Job details

Responsibilities Support a busy litigation practice, preferably in commercial litigation. Prepare pleadings, motion records, affidavits, notices, and other court documents. Manage litigation deadlines, calendars, and court filings. Maintain organized client files and assist with file closures. Handle client meetings, billing, and account preparation. Communicate professionally with clients, counsel, and internal teams. Requirements Minimum 3 years of litigation experience in a law firm. Law Clerk designation or Legal Assistant diploma/certificate. Strong knowledge of litigation procedures and document preparation. Proficiency in MS Office. Experience with Soluno, CaseLines, MyCase, Litigation Highway, or Tymetrix is an asset. Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

What you’ll do

Support a busy litigation practice by preparing court documents, managing deadlines and filings, and maintaining organized client files. Assist with client meetings, billing, account preparation, and professional communication with clients, counsel, and internal teams.

Requirements

Requires at least three years of law firm litigation experience and a Law Clerk designation or Legal Assistant diploma or certificate. Candidates should know litigation procedures and document preparation, be proficient in MS Office, and have strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills; experience with specified legal software is an asset.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• document preparation · Preferred
• MS-Office · Preferred
• Billing · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Commercial Litigation
• Pleading Preparation
• Motion Records
• Affidavits
• Court Documents
• Litigation Deadline Management
• Court Filings
• Client File Management
• Client Meetings
• Billing
• Account Preparation
• Client Communication
• MS Office
• Document Preparation
• Time Management

Job areas

• Legal
• Administrative

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